Employing Virtual Advisors in Preventive Care for Underserved Communities: Results From the COMPASS Study

• Published in: Journal of health communication Vol. 18; no. 12; pp. 1449 - 1464
• Main Authors: King, Abby C., Bickmore, Timothy W., Campero, Maria Ines, Pruitt, Leslie A., Yin, James Langxuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Taylor & Francis Group 01.12.2013; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adults; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; California; Community Health Services - methods; Culture; Exercise; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health inequality; Health Promotion - methods; Health services; Hispanic or Latino - psychology; Hispanic or Latino - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Internet; Intervention; Language; Linguistics; Literacy; Male; Medical sciences; Medically Underserved Area; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Multilingualism; Older people; Poverty; Prevention; Prevention and actions; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Sedentary Behavior; U.S.A; User-Computer Interface; Walking - statistics & numerical data; Wellness programs; California; United States > US; Human; Prevention; Poverty; Accessibility; Public health; Care; Communication; Result

Electronically delivered health promotion programs that are aimed primarily at educated, health-literate individuals have proliferated, raising concerns that such trends could exacerbate health disparities in the United States and elsewhere. The efficacy of a culturally and linguistically adapted vi...