Health Literacy Internal Medicine

An Introduction to Ycaretil Htlaeh Mary J. Markland MA, AHIP UND SE Clinical Campus Librarian February 15, 2008

[object Object],[object Object]

AMA Video Health Literacy: Help Your Patients Understand

Do you know? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

True or False? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What is Health Literacy ,[object Object]

Another Definition: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Health Literacy is Math too ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Literacy Problem ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Literacy Levels of Adults in America 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) *Estimates Reading Ability NAAL Level *Approx Grade Level % of Pop. Below Basic Basic 1 2 0-5 6-8 14 (30 mil) 29 (47 mil) Intermediate 3 9-12 44 (114 mil) Proficient 4 College 15 (12 mil)

Literacy Levels of Adults in America: Sample of Tasks Typical of Level (NAAL) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

People with low functional health literacy have: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Partnership for Clear Communication http://askmethree.com/health-literacy.aspx

Implications for HealthCare ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Literacy in North Dakota ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Data based on 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey and the 1990 Census Data from Synthetic Estimates of Literacy/National Institute for Literacy http://www.nifl.gov/reders/reder.htm

How to Identify a Patient ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

REALM Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine Davis TC, Crouch MA, Long SW, Jackson RH, Bates P, George RB, Bairnsfather LE. Rapid assessment of literacy levels of adult primary care patients. Fam Med. 1991 Aug;23(6):433-5.

Abbreviated REALM Directions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Ice Cream Label

Quick Screening Questions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Wallace LS, Rogers ES, Roskos SE, Holiday DB, Weiss BD. Brief report: screening items to identify patients with limited health literacy skills. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Aug;21(8):874-7.

Basic information about a colonoscopy, as perceived by a patient with limited literacy skills

What Makes a Handout Easy-to-Read ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Watch Your Words and Numbers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Where Can You Find Easy-To-Read Handouts? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How Readable are Your Handouts? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Problems with Screening Tools ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Flesch Reading Level Grade 6.3 Flesch Reading Ease 66.8/100 – 65 is the plain English score Is it easy to read?

Flesch Grade Level 6.8 Flesch Ease of Reading Level 64.5/100 Flesch Grade Level 6.6 Flesch Ease of Reading level 66.8/100

What Can You Do? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How Can You Encourage Reading Skills in Your Patients? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Organizations Working on Health Literacy

Council of State Governments http://www.healthystates.csg.org/Public+Health+Issues/Wellness+and+Prevention

Partnership for Clear Health Communication at the National Patient Safety Foundation http://askmethree.com/

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://askmethree.org/

More info available on my web site: http://del.icio.us/seundlibrary Look under Health Literacy

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) http://www.ahrq.gov/QuestionsAreTheAnswer

Health Literacy Internal Medicine

Recommandé

Recommandé

Contenu connexe

Similaire à Health Literacy Internal Medicine

Similaire à Health Literacy Internal Medicine (20)

Plus de Mary Markland

Plus de Mary Markland (16)

Dernier

Dernier (20)

Health Literacy Internal Medicine