title: Public Health Information Delivery in the Emergency Department: Analysis of a Kiosk-Based Program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Because more than one-third of the U.S. population visits an emergency department (ED) any given year, public health interventions in the ED can have major population-level impacts.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We determined ED patients' interest in receiving information via kiosk on common, chronic conditions for which education and preventive screening could offer public health benefit and to assess what topical information patients are interested in receiving.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a secondary analysis of survey data from an ED pilot program December 2011 to April 2012. Main outcome measures were patients' interests in receiving information on health topics via kiosk module.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than half of the 4351 patients indicated interest in receiving information on at least one health topic, including high blood pressure (30%), depression (21%), diabetes (18%), sexually transmitted diseases (11%), drug abuse (6%), and physical abuse (3%). African-American patients were more likely to be interested in receiving information on high blood pressure (odds ratio [OR] 2.7, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 2.2-3.2]), depression (OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.6), diabetes/sugar (OR 2.2, 95% CI 1.8-2.8), drug abuse (OR 1.4, 95% CI 1.0-1.9), and sexually transmitted diseases (OR 2.6, 95% CI 1.9-3.7). Participants >55 years of age were more likely to desire information on high blood pressure and diabetes (age 55-64 years: OR 4.0, 95% CI 3.1-5.1; age >64 years: OR 4.4, 95% CI 3.2-6.2). Patients who were interested in receiving public health information were more likely to be older, African American, and male (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interest in obtaining kiosk-delivered education on hypertension predominated. Kiosks are versatile tools that could be used in ED settings to provide health education services.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Megan S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Orlando
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Rothman
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Alonzo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Woodfield
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gauvey-Kern
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Tammi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Peter M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Division of Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Charlotte A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gaydos
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Yu-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019212:Multimedia; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D000066550:Physical Abuse / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D011634:Public Health; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: emergency department; information delivery; kiosks