Using technology to positively influence dietary knowledge in colorectal clinic patients.

Dyer, K J; Buckner, Kathy; Richardson, R A; Fearon, K C H

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is a major public health problem that is strongly associated
with poor diet. The acceptability and effectiveness of a nutrition education website
was investigated in those attending cancer-screening clinics. Sixteen subjects
were interviewed using a standardised, validated questionnaire. Results
demonstrated that the website was acceptable to those attending colorectal clinics,
although six (38%) considered the content too basic. A quarter (n=4, 25%) was
aged over 65 years and three (19%) used the Internet via a third party. Most of
the cohort (n=10, 63%) used the Internet to look for health information and utilised
the search engine to find relevant sites. Nutrition knowledge scores appeared to
improve significantly after using the website (p

Citation

Dyer, K. J., Buckner, K., Richardson, R. A., & Fearon, K. C. H. (2004). Using technology to positively influence dietary knowledge in colorectal clinic patients.

• Conference Name: Current perspectives in healthcare computing; Health Informatics Committee of the British Computer Society
• Start Date: Mar 22, 2004
• End Date: Mar 24, 2004
• Publication Date: Mar 22, 2004
• Deposit Date: May 2, 2008
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: colorectal cancer; nutrition; website
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2169