Developing and pilot testing a comprehensive health literacy communication training for health professionals in three European countries

Marise S Kaper; Jane Sixsmith; Jaap A R Koot; Louise B Meijering; Sacha van Twillert; Cinzia Giammarchi; Roberta Bevilacqua; Margaret M Barry; Priscilla Doyle; Sijmen A Reijneveld; Andrea F de Winter

doi:10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.017

Developing and pilot testing a comprehensive health literacy communication training for health professionals in three European countries

Marise S Kaper, Jane Sixsmith, Jaap A R Koot, Louise B Meijering, Sacha van Twillert, Cinzia Giammarchi, Roberta Bevilacqua, Margaret M Barry, Priscilla Doyle, Sijmen A Reijneveld, Andrea F de Winter

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Abstract

Objective: Skills to address different health literacy problems are lacking among health professionals. We sought to develop and pilot test a comprehensive health literacy communication training for various health professionals in Ireland, Italy and the Netherlands.

Methods: Thirty health professionals participated in the study. A literature review focused on evidence-informed training-components. Focus group discussions (FGDs) explored perspectives from seventeen professionals on a prototype-program, and feedback from thirteen professionals following pilot-training. Pre-post questionnaires assessed self-rated health literacy communication skills.

Results: The literature review yielded five training-components to address functional, interactive and critical health literacy: health literacy education, gathering and providing information, shared decision-making, enabling self-management, and supporting behaviour change. In FGDs, professionals endorsed the prototype-program and reported that the pilot-training increased knowledge and patient-centred communication skills in addressing health literacy, as shown by self-rated pre-post questionnaires.

Conclusion: A comprehensive training for health professionals in three European countries enhances perceived skills to address functional, interactive and critical health literacy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	152-158
Number of pages	7
Journal	Patient Education and Counseling
Volume	101
Issue number	1
Early online date	19-Jul-2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.017
Publication status	Published - Jan-2018

Keywords

Health literacy
Patient-centred communication
Professional education
Multidisciplinary training
OF-THE-LITERATURE
MEDICAL-STUDENTS
SELF-MANAGEMENT
RANDOMIZED-TRIAL
BLOOD-PRESSURE
CARE
INTERVENTION
CURRICULUM
EDUCATION
STRATEGIES

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Kaper, M. S., Sixsmith, J., Koot, J. A. R., Meijering, L. B., van Twillert, S., Giammarchi, C., Bevilacqua, R., Barry, M. M., Doyle, P., Reijneveld, S. A., & de Winter, A. F. (2018). Developing and pilot testing a comprehensive health literacy communication training for health professionals in three European countries. Patient Education and Counseling, 101(1), 152-158. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.017

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