Cultural Adaptation of a Health Literacy Toolkit for Healthcare Professionals Working in the Primary Care Setting with Older Adults

Author:

Efthymiou Areti12ORCID,Kalaitzaki Argyroula123ORCID,Rovithis Michael234ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Social Work, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71410 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

2. Laboratory of Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Enhancement of Quality of Life (Quality of Life Lab), Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71410 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

3. University Centre of Research and Innovation ‘Institute of AgriFood and Life Sciences, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71410 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

4. Department of Business Administration and Tourism, Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), 71410 Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Abstract

Healthcare professionals’ health literacy (HL) knowledge and skills influence their interaction with older adults. Healthcare professionals, when effectively communicating with older adults, can empower and enhance patients’ skills to make informed decisions about their health. The study aimed to adapt and pilot test a HL toolkit to enhance the HL skills of health professionals working with older adults. A mixed methodology of three phases was used. Initially, the healthcare professionals’ and older adults’ needs were identified. Following a literature review of existing tools, a HL toolkit was selected, translated, and adapted into Greek. The HL toolkit was introduced to 128 healthcare professionals as part of 4 h webinars; 82 healthcare professionals completed baseline and post assessments, and 24 healthcare professionals implemented it in their clinical practice. The questionnaires used included an interview on HL knowledge, communication strategies, and self-efficacy using a communication scale. HL and communication strategies knowledge (13 items) and self-efficacy in communication (t = −11.127, df = 81, p < 0.001) improved after the end of the HL webinars, and improvement was retained during the follow-up after 2 months (H = 8.99, df = 2, p < 0.05). A culturally adapted HL toolkit was developed to support the needs of healthcare professionals working with older adults, taking into consideration their feedback in all phases of the development.

Funder

Hellenic Mediterranean University

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management

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