Perceptions of program satisfaction among adults in a Consumer Health Education Program using interactive compressed video methods in rural Arkansas

Socioeconomic and demographic factors can affect the impact of telehealth e ducation programs. This study assessed program satisfaction among participa nts in the Arkansas Adult Consumer Health Education Program using interacti ve compressed video. Variables in the one-group posttest study were age, Se nder, race, education, and community size for years 1996-1999. The convenie nce sample was 2,567, Participants had high levels of satisfaction on all i nstrument items, with significantly higher levels for programs on heart dis ease, hormone replacement, health maintenance, nutrition, diabetes treatmen t, emotional coping, foot problems, and parenting toddlers (p<0.001 to p=0. 045). Older adults, nonwhites, and participants from rural areas and with a high school degree or less had significantly greater satisfaction (p<0.001 to p=0.003). Findings from the study can be used to improve consumer teleh ealth education programs.