RESEARCH PAPER

Media Campaigns and Health Literacy

Media Campaigns and Health Literacy

Thesis Title

     Media Campaigns and Health Literacy: Effects on Self-Efficacy, Provider-Patient Communication Competence and Dietary Management Skills of Elderly African American Diabetics

 

Context of Study

     Diabetes mellitus sways an approximated 17 million Americans per year with 5.4 million undiagnosed situations (Cox et al., 2004, p. 155). From 1990 to 2000, the incidence of diabetes in Americans expanded from 4.9% to 7.3% (Mokdad, et al., 2001, p. 1197). Studies furthermore task an boost of identified diabetes situations from 11 million to 29 million over the next 50 years (Dye, Haley-Zitlin, & Willoughby, 2003, ...