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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Libr Inf Sci Res. 2011 Dec 7;34(1):63–71. doi: 10.1016/j.lisr.2011.07.006

Table 7.

Participation in own health care.

Has anything learned from this class affected you decision about a health- or medically-related issue? % Has anything learned from this class changed the way you take medicine? %
 Yes 78  Yes 55
 No 22  No 46

During the course of this training class, how many times total outside of the class did you use the NIHSeniorHealth.gov website to find health and medical information for yourself or loved ones? % Since the start of the course, have you taken any information learned from the course to discuss with a doctor/nurse/pharmacist?
 More than 10 times 17  Yes, at least once so far 25
 5–10 times 19  No, but plan to do so in the near future 42
 2–4 times 38  No, but probably will do so in the future 31
 Once 9  No, will never do that 2
 Never 17