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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Dunn-Navarra, Ann-Margaret, PhD, CPNP-BC
• Toussi, Sima S., MD
• Cohn, Elizabeth, DNSc, RN
• Neu, Natalie, MD, MPH
• Larson, Elaine L., PhD, RN, FAAN, CIC

Titel

Measuring Media Use in College Students With and Without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Ist Teil von

• Journal of pediatric health care, 2014-07, Vol.28 (4), p.342-349

Ort / Verlag

United States: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

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Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Abstract Introduction Media applications have shown promise for health education. The aims of this study were to develop and evaluate a media survey measure and compare media use among college students with and without human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Methods Using a cross-sectional, descriptive design, a convenience sample of college students ( N = 53) were recruited. Psychometric testing of the media instrument was performed, and the tool was then used to compare media use among HIV-infected undergraduates ( n = 15), other undergraduates ( n = 23), and nursing students ( n = 15). Results Psychometric testing of the media instrument demonstrated a high degree of reliability (intraclass correlation = .998; 95% confidence intervals = .997, .999). All respondents had computers with Internet access and cellular phones. Among HIV-infected undergraduate students, 86.7% reported spending 5 minutes or more viewing television during the previous 24 hours outside of school and or work, in comparison with 34.8% of the other undergraduate students with no known chronic illness and 46.7% of the nursing students ( p  = .002 and .05, respectively). Preferred modes to access health information and communicate with health care providers for all respondents were the Internet (86.8%) and telephone (62.3%), respectively. Discussion Assessment of media use among adolescents and young adults will aid in planning for their health education needs.