title: Web-based educational resources for low literacy families in the NICU.
abstract: Web-based educational resources for families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)with low health literacy were developed and implemented as prototype web pages using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. The user interface was designed for a touch-screen platform with voice-recorded messages to incorporate parents' varying literacy levels and computer experience. Cognitive load theory was used to guide the organization and presentation of information. The text was translated to a 6th grade reading level by Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level, MS Word.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Jeungok
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Justin B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Starren
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakken
mesh_terms: D032882:Comprehension; D004522:Educational Status; D005190:Family; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D020407:Internet; D014584:User-Computer Interface