Digital Literacy Intervention to Address Support, Literacy and Communication in Older Adults

Description

The investigators propose a person-directed, values-based digital literacy intervention to address the community-identified barriers of health literacy, health communication and social support to improve quality of life and specific disease related metrics in the older adult's own home. This intervention will be a way to address the community-identified barriers of health literacy, health communication and social support to improve quality of life and specific disease related metrics in the older adult's own home.

Conditions

Quality of Life, Aging, Technology, Literacy

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The investigators propose a person-directed, values-based digital literacy intervention to address the community-identified barriers of health literacy, health communication and social support to improve quality of life and specific disease related metrics in the older adult's own home. This intervention will be a way to address the community-identified barriers of health literacy, health communication and social support to improve quality of life and specific disease related metrics in the older adult's own home.

Digital Literacy Pilot Intervention to Address Support, Literacy and Communication in Older Adults

Digital Literacy Intervention to Address Support, Literacy and Communication in Older Adults

Condition
Quality of Life
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Aged 65 years old or older
  • * English proficient
  • * Willingness to improve digital literacy
  • * Severe cognitive impairment as defined by a 6-item Callahan Cognitive Screener
  • * Hospitalization overnight more than 3 times in the last 12 months by self-report.

Ages Eligible for Study

65 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Johns Hopkins University,

Melissa Hladek, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Study Record Dates

2026-05