Tablet Computer Use at the Bedside in a New Patient/Family Education Program
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Journal of Hospital Librarianship
Abstract
This article discusses various educational interventions implemented in a new patient/family education program at the University of South Alabama Children’s & Women’s Hospital in Mobile, Alabama, for patients and family members of those newly diagnosed with pediatric cancer and other chronic illnesses. Tablet computers were made available to access reputable, easy to understand health resources during the educational processes upon diagnosis and continued treatment at the hospital. MedlinePlus, Patient Education Institute’s X-Plain videos and other National Library of Medicine resources were available at the bedside and while receiving chemotherapy infusions. Surveys were developed to determine the efficacy of the educational interventions.
First Page
110
Last Page
128
DOI
10.1080/15323269.2019.1586286
Publication Date
4-2019
Department
University Libraries
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Fenske, R. F. (2019). Tablet Computer Use at the Bedside in a New Patient/Family Education Program. Journal of Hospital Librarianship, 19(2), 110–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/15323269.2019.1586286