scholarly journals Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Health Literacy in Fibromyalgia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
İlknur AYKURT KARLIBEL ◽  
Meliha KASAPOĞLU AKSOY ◽  
Hakan DEMİRCİ ◽  
Deniz AZKAN TÜRE
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

scholarly journals Be Wise: A complementary and alternative medicine health literacy skill-building programme

2020 ◽  
pp. 001789692097406
Author(s):  
Clarann Weinert ◽  
Elizabeth Nichols ◽  
Jean Shreffler-Grant
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Literacy Skill ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Adequate Health Literacy ◽  
Health Literacy Skill ◽  
Skill Building ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background: Health literacy has been found to be the strongest predictor of health status; and without adequate health literacy, consumers may not understand/adequately evaluate the myriad of choices available. Older rural residents tend to use self-prescribed complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies and glean information about these therapies primarily by word of mouth/media. Objectives: The purpose of this article is to describe the Be Wise health literacy skill building programme and the participants’ evaluation of the programme. Design: The programme involved four sessions delivered over 7 weeks at seniors’ centres in rural communities. Method: Data were collected initially ( N = 127), at the end of the sessions ( N = 67) and after 5 months ( N = 52). Setting: Participants were primarily rural Caucasian women, mean age 76 years, and most had an associate/baccalaureate degree. Results: Questions were worded to ascertain satisfaction with the programme, usefulness of the information provided, willingness to recommend the programme, and the likelihood of using the programme. All scores were most favourable ranging from 3.35 to 4.41 on a 5-point scale. A question regarding the usefulness of the Be Wise programme in managing health received at mean score of 3.55 on a 5-point scale. Written comments on the questionnaires were overwhelmingly favourable. Conclusion: Delivering programmes to older adults in small rural communities has special challenges and rewards. Participants were enthusiastic about learning more about making informed health care choices. There is a compelling need for continued programme development and long-term outcomes evaluation.

scholarly journals Instrument to Measure Health Literacy About Complementary and Alternative Medicine

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Shreffler-Grant ◽  
Clarann Weinert ◽  
Elizabeth Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
State University ◽  
Montana State University ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Background and Purpose: Health literacy is an essential skill for today’s health care consumers. The growth in use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) adds to the complexity of being sufficiently health literate. The purpose of this article is to describe the initial psychometric evaluation of the “Montana State University (MSU) CAM Health Literacy Scale,” a newly developed instrument to measure an individual’s health literacy about CAM. Methods: Exploratory factor analyses, reliabilities, and conceptual considerations were used. Results: The outcome is a 21-item instrument with Cronbach’s alpha of .753 and 42.27% explained variance. Convergent validity assessments revealed weak but significant correlations between the scale and measures of general health literacy. Conclusions: The MSU CAM Health Literacy Scale has promise for use in future research and clinical endeavors.

scholarly journals Health Literacy and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Underserved Inpatients in a Safety Net Hospital

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 290-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Gardiner ◽  
Suzanne Mitchell ◽  
Amanda C. Filippelli ◽  
Ekaterina Sadikova ◽  
Laura F. White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Safety Net Hospital ◽  
Complementary And Alternative
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