Quick Guide to Health Literacy: Strategies: Advocate for Health Literacy in Your Organization

2013 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Literacy Strategies

scholarly journals A Theory-Based Self-Care Intervention with the Application of Health Literacy Strategies in Patients with High Blood Pressure and Limited Health Literacy: A Protocol Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Homamodin Javadzade ◽  
Azam Larki ◽  
Rahim Tahmasebi ◽  
Mahnoush Reisi
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
High Blood Pressure ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Limited Health Literacy ◽  
Literacy Strategies ◽  
Care Intervention ◽  
Limited Health

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a theory-based self-care intervention with the application of health literacy strategies in patients with high blood pressure and limited health literacy. This is a randomized controlled trial, with measurements at baseline and 1 and 3 months follow-up. 100 patients with high blood pressure and limited health literacy will be randomly allocated to either an intervention group or a usual care control group. We will mainly establish the intervention model based on the principal health belief model components. Patients randomized to the intervention group will receive four educational sessions during four weeks. Considering the limited health literacy level of the patients of the study, health literacy strategies will be used in educational material design for enhancing the quality of the intervention. In order to cover these strategies, we will design four standard animated comics and fact sheets with illustrations and photos consistent with the health belief model constructs and educational sessions’ topics. Data will be collected using some questionnaires and will be analyzed using the SPSS software. The findings of this study may assist with the development of a theoretical model for self-care intervention in patients with high blood pressure and limited health literacy.

scholarly journals Youth engagement in eMental health literacy

2015 ◽  
pp. 646-657
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Youth Empowerment ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Literacy Strategies ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Literacy Initiatives ◽  
Implementation And Dissemination ◽  
Literacy Resources

There is growing recognition of the important role that eHealth Literacy strategies play in promoting mental health among youth populations. At the same time, youth engagement in mental health literacy initiatives is increasingly seen as a promising practice for improving health literacy and reducing stigma. The Health Literacy Team at BC Children’s Hospital uses a variety of strategies to engage youth in the development, implementation and dissemination of eMental Health Literacy resources. This paper reviews the evidence that supports the use of eHealth strategies for youth mental health promotion; describes the methods used by the Team to meaningfully engage youth in these processes; and evaluates them against three popular frameworks for youth participation and empowerment. The findings suggest that the Team is successfully offering opportunities for independent youth involvement, positively impacting project outcomes, and fostering youth empowerment. The Team could further contribute to the positive development of youth by creating more opportunities for youth-adult collaboration on eHealth Literacy initiatives.

scholarly journals Lessons Learned from Using Health Literacy Strategies in a Pilot Communication Skills Program

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina A. Connelly ◽  
Teri L. Turner ◽  
Xuan G. Tran ◽  
Angelo P. Giardino
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Literacy Strategies

Back to the Basics

2018 ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Reshma Prashad ◽  
Mei Chen
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Health Interventions ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Literacy Interventions ◽  
Literacy Strategies ◽  
Health Technologies ◽  
Automatic Translation ◽  
Development Direction ◽  
Disease Specific

Health literacy is a critical foundation that needs to be considered prior to the development and deployment of consumer e-health technologies. The authors indicate the problems associated with the lack of effective health literacy strategies in current consumer e-health interventions and then present a patient-centered, disease-specific, task-relevant, and contextualized health literacy approach. The goal of such an approach is to help patients better understand their illnesses make sense of their health data, make informed decisions, and more effectively manage their health conditions. The authors make five recommendations concerning health literacy in order to make e-health interventions effective. They also describe next-generation health literacy interventions that take advantage of emerging technologies such as speech recognition, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, automatic translation, and augmented reality. Finally, the authors point out a research and development direction towards an intelligent, integrated, and connected consumer e-health solution.

Increased Use of Health Literacy Strategies for Communication by Physicians

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 460-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosina A. Connelly ◽  
Xuan G. Tran ◽  
Linzhi Xu ◽  
Angelo P. Giardino ◽  
Teri L. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Literacy Strategies
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