A course to teach students to learn mobile health by serving the elderly

Ming Chuan Kuo, Yu Ting Su, Jin Jong Chen, Chen Hsen Lee, Polun Chang

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Abstract

We designed a special course based on Service Learning theory to train the undergraduate students to teach the elderly people in community college to learn using smartphones for health. A 2-credit course was designed, composed of lecture & discussion and community service. 20 undergrduate stundents from university and 26 seniors from community college registered at this course. The results show very postitive impacts in both groups. The students felt doing something meaningful and learning helping the elder when the elderly felt very appreciated by being served and taught by students about the smartphones. The elderly wished us to go back in the future.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMEDINFO 2013 - Proceedings of the 14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics
PublisherIOS Press
Pages1214
Number of pages1
Edition1-2
ISBN (Print)9781614992882
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2013 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 20 Aug 201323 Aug 2013

Publication series

NameStudies in Health Technology and Informatics
Number1-2
Volume192
ISSN (Print)0926-9630
ISSN (Electronic)1879-8365

Conference

Conference14th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics, MEDINFO 2013
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period20/08/1323/08/13

Keywords

  • Mobile Health
  • Service
  • Student Course
  • Successful Aging
  • Technology

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