scholarly journals Functional, interactive and critical health literacy: Varying relationships with control over care and number of GP visits

2015 ◽  
Vol 98 (8) ◽  
pp. 998-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iris van der Heide ◽  
Monique Heijmans ◽  
A. Jantine Schuit ◽  
Ellen Uiters ◽  
Jany Rademakers
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Critical Health Literacy ◽  
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Information Behavior Factors Related to Satisfaction with Treatment Decisions in Parents of Children with Cancer (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makiko Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Behavior ◽  
Treatment Decision ◽  
Treatment Decisions ◽  
Medical Institution ◽  
Information Utilization ◽  
Critical Health Literacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Treatment ◽  
Attending Physician

BACKGROUND Information behavior studies in modern medicine are indispensable not only for medical professionals but also in considering health outcomes for patients and health consumers. However, quantitative surveys do not provide sufficient information, and the medical information available on the Internet has not been analyzed in detail. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between information behavior and satisfaction with treatment decisions in patients and their family members and explore the characteristics of information behavior involved in treatment decisions. METHODS A retrospective, cross-sectional survey was conducted using a questionnaire (58 respondents, response rate 59.2%) for 105 parents of children with cancer at a children’s hospital in Japan. Multiple regression analysis was performed to determine whether information behavior influenced satisfaction with treatment decisions, and correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationships between information behaviors. The analysis included 15 information sources and information behavior measured as the communicative health literacy, critical health literacy, and Shared Decision Making measured using the Functional, Communicative and Critical Health Literacy Scale and the Treatment Decision Satisfaction Scale consisting of 6 items. RESULTS The results regarding the RQ1 showed that the attending physician (P = .044), medical institution websites (P = .038), medical books/scientific papers (including those published in English; P = .020), and communicative health literacy (which reflects information utilization capability; P = .048), influenced satisfaction with treatment decisions. The results regarding the RQ2 showed that parents who used the attending physician as an information source did not receive information from other sources apart from a hospital medical professional. On the other hand, parents who used medical institution websites as information sources received various descriptive information. CONCLUSIONS We identified Internet-based information sources that influenced satisfaction with treatment decisions. We identified that the parent's information behavior tended to have a positive influence on the treatment decision when the attending physician and the medical institution’s Health Practitioner, HP, were the information sources, or when they recognized that there was a high communicative HL and utilized the information. Furthermore, the variables used to measure information behavior were divided into several groups based on association. Regarding satisfaction with treatment decisions correlating with each other, information behavior reflected the possibility of establishing links with information sources with direct influence, related information sources, and information utilization capability.

scholarly journals Self-reported functional, communicative, and critical health literacy on foodborne diseases in Accra, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangeeta Gupta ◽  
Raymond Asare Tutu ◽  
John Boateng ◽  
Janice Desire Busingye ◽  
Sathya Elavarthi
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Foodborne Diseases ◽  
Critical Health Literacy

Validation of the Dutch functional, communicative and critical health literacy scales

2012 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosalie van der Vaart ◽  
Constance H.C. Drossaert ◽  
Erik Taal ◽  
Peter M. ten Klooster ◽  
Rianne T.E. Hilderink-Koertshuis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Critical Health Literacy

Communicative and Critical Health Literacy Scale

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hirono Ishikawa ◽  
Kyoko Nomura ◽  
Mikiya Sato ◽  
Eiji Yano
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Critical Health Literacy

Case Study on Patient Groups on Facebook in Turkey

2021 ◽  
pp. 149-174
Author(s):  
Aslıhan Ardıç Çobaner ◽  
Beste Sultan Gülgün
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Disease Patient ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Critical Health Literacy ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Patient Groups

Increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and ageing population necessitate access to accurate health information for better health. The internet and social media affect and transform the communication of health-related information. Online platforms are enabling patients and patient groups to find common ground to discuss their health and diseases. Focusing on disease/patient group sites, this chapter investigates these sites through analyzing their features, inclusion of social and economic determinants of health in their contents, and level of critical health literacy calling for decision and action. Furthermore, these sites and their organization structures are analyzed by netnography. The findings show that disease/patient sites on Facebook are highly benefitted as an information and experience sharing platform. However, the critical health literacy level of the contents is quite low. Therefore, the role of social media as an improvement area for critical health literacy in health communication is getting more important.

scholarly journals Youth Perspectives of Healthcare in Central Mexico: An Application of Massey’s Critical Health Literacy Framework

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Hoffman ◽  
Heidi Rueda ◽  
Lauren Beasley
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Critical Health Literacy ◽  
The World

Attention to health literacy is essential more now than ever given the recognition, attention, and resources being dedicated to addressing health disparities throughout the world. Unfortunately, health literacy research is scarce in many parts of the world, particularly among youth. Using focus group discussions with junior high school students (N = 98) in a rural town of Central Mexico, we sought to learn about their experiences utilizing healthcare services at a local health clinic. The themes that naturally emerged from focus group discussions aligned with Massey’s framework on critical health literacy among US youth, and included problems navigating the health system, embarrassment speaking to doctors about sensitive issues, and minimal importance being placed on preventative care. This suggests that Massey’s framework may be appropriate to use when seeking to understand and promote health literacy among youth in Mexico. Furthermore, the challenges faced by adolescent participants in this study suggest that additional research is needed to assess how youth in other areas of Mexico are faring in efforts to understand and access their new and evolving universal healthcare system.

Case Study on Patient Groups on Facebook in Turkey

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-223
Author(s):  
Aslıhan Ardıç Çobaner ◽  
Beste Sultan Gülgün
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Disease Patient ◽  
Ageing Population ◽  
Economic Determinants ◽  
Critical Health Literacy ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Patient Groups

Increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and ageing population necessitate access to accurate health information for better health. The internet and social media affect and transform the communication of health-related information. Online platforms are enabling patients and patient groups to find common ground to discuss their health and diseases. Focusing on disease/patient group sites, this chapter investigates these sites through analyzing their features, inclusion of social and economic determinants of health in their contents, and level of critical health literacy calling for decision and action. Furthermore, these sites and their organization structures are analyzed by netnography. The findings show that disease/patient sites on Facebook are highly benefitted as an information and experience sharing platform. However, the critical health literacy level of the contents is quite low. Therefore, the role of social media as an improvement area for critical health literacy in health communication is getting more important.

scholarly journals Health literacy: varying relations with control over care and number of GP visits

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
I van der Heide ◽  
M Heijmans ◽  
AJ Schuit ◽  
E Uiters ◽  
J Rademakers
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
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