How to Develop CD-ROMs for Diabetes Education: Exemplar “Reproductive-Health Education and Awareness of Diabetes in Youth for Girls” (READY-Girls)
- Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, CPNP,
- Margaret Ferons Hannan, MSN, CPNP,
- Susan M. Sereika, PhD,
- Dorothy Becker, MBBCh and
- Andrea Rodgers-Fischl, MPH, CPNP
Abstract
In Brief
Read-only memory compact discs can provide self-instructional standardized educational interventions to improve diabetes self-management in a variety of settings. This article describes the steps involved in developing this sort of interactive health technology program and recommendations based on lessons learned from a multimedia program called “Reproductive-health Education and Awareness of Diabetes in Youth for Girls (READY-Girls).”
Footnotes
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Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, CPNP, is an associate professor; Margaret Ferons Hannan, MSN, CPNP, is a doctoral student; Susan M. Sereika, PhD, is an associate professor; and Andrea Rodgers-Fischl, MPH, CPNP is a doctoral student in the Health Promotion and Development Department of the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. Dorothy Becker, MBBCh, is a professor of pediatrics at Children's Hospital Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa.
- American Diabetes Association
