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Abstract
Grant Number: 5F37LM008727-02 Project Title: Medical Social Work Informationist
PI Information: Name Title LEISEY, MOINCA R. mrvl5@yahoo.com Abstract: DESCRIPTION: The aim of this fellowship is to develop through training, the practicum, and research project a medical social work informationist position that will focus on facilitating access to health information for consumers. Combining social work skills with information retrieval skills not only enhances clients use of health information but also provides the client with immediate access to a social worker who can mitigate the stress of dealing with what might appear as an overwhelming amount of information. The accompanying research proposal will include development of processes by which healthcare information can be made more accessible and usable for female clients. The proposal includes providing a virtual location via the internet where clients can research their specific health concerns to gather information to be used when making healthcare and lifestyle decisions. The proposal also includes a consultant who will be available to clients to help them critically consider the information available. Included in the proposal is a research component that will measure the impact of the project on clients' health. The research component also considers the impact of perceived feelings of social support on the clients' use of healthcare information.
Public Health Relevance:
This Public Health Relevance is not available.Thesaurus Terms:
health education, information retrieval, information system, social service, training
counseling, medically underserved population
behavioral /social science research tag, clinical research, health services research tag, human subject, predoctoral investigator
Institution: VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY PO BOX 980568 RICHMOND, VA 232980568 Fiscal Year: 2007 Department: NONE Project Start: 31-JAN-2006 Project End: 30-JAN-2008 ICD: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE IRG: BLR