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Incorporating health literacy in education for socially disadvantaged adults: an Australian feasibility study

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal for Equity in Health, June 2016
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Title
Incorporating health literacy in education for socially disadvantaged adults: an Australian feasibility study
Published in
International Journal for Equity in Health, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12939-016-0373-1
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Danielle M. Muscat, Sian Smith, Haryana M. Dhillon, Suzanne Morony, Esther L. Davis, Karen Luxford, Heather L. Shepherd, Andrew Hayen, John Comings, Don Nutbeam, Kirsten McCaffery

Abstract

Adult education institutions have been identified as potential settings to improve health literacy and address the health inequalities that stem from limited health literacy. However, few health literacy interventions have been tested in this setting. Feasibility study for an RCT of the UK Skilled for Health Program adapted for implementation in Australian adult education settings. Implementation at two sites with mixed methods evaluation to examine feasibility, test for change in participants' health literacy and pilot test health literacy measures. Twenty-two socially disadvantaged adults with low literacy participated in the program and received 80-90 hours of health literacy instruction. The program received institutional support from Australia's largest provider of vocational education and training and was feasible to implement (100 % participation; >90 % completion; high teacher satisfaction). Quantitative results showed improvements in participants' health literacy skills and confidence, with no change on a generic measure of health literacy. Qualitative analysis identified positive student and teacher engagement with course content and self-reported improvements in health knowledge, attitudes, and communication with healthcare professionals. Positive feasibility results support a larger RCT of the health literacy program. However, there is a need to identify better, multi-dimensional measures of health literacy in order to be able to quantify change in a larger trial. This feasibility study represents the first step in providing the high quality evidence needed to understand the way in which health literacy can be improved and health inequalities reduced through Australian adult education programs.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 <1%
Bangladesh 1 <1%
Singapore 1 <1%
Unknown 114 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 14 12%
Student > Master 14 12%
Researcher 10 9%
Student > Bachelor 9 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 7%
Other 35 30%
Unknown 27 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 19%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 15%
Social Sciences 18 15%
Psychology 12 10%
Unspecified 4 3%
Other 9 8%
Unknown 34 29%
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