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Learning Style Needs And Effectiveness Of Adult Health Literacy Education, Leah A. Grebner
Learning Style Needs And Effectiveness Of Adult Health Literacy Education, Leah A. Grebner
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Low health literacy impacts an individual's ability to comprehend communication from healthcare providers, reduces access to healthcare, and contributes to increased mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of learning style on adult health literacy education. The health belief model, protection motivation theory, the transtheoretical model, and social cognitive theory were used to analyze the data in this study, and to further develop effective health literacy education. The research questions addressed the effectiveness of educational intervention adjusted to their appropriate learning style in comparison to a standardized health literacy intervention and potential difference, according to type …