Development and evaluation of a health literacy training program for allied health professionals: A pre-post study assessing impact and implementation outcomes.
Health Promot J Austr
; 32 Suppl 1: 88-97, 2021 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
ISSUE ADDRESSED We developed and evaluated a health literacy training program for allied health professionals, and explored the feasibility of a train-the-trainer model to support dissemination. METHODS:
The program combined didactic and experiential teaching methods and behaviour change techniques, with a focus on teach-back and developing easy-to-understand written materials. Outcomes included participant reactions, confidence (range 6-30), behavioural intentions (range 6-42), and dissemination of training content. Implementation outcomes were evaluated using the Normalization MeAsure Development (NoMAD) tool, assessing the constructs of coherence (range 4-20), cognitive participation (range 4-20), collective action (range 7-35) and reflexive monitoring (range 5-25).RESULTS:
Of the 29 allied health professionals who participated, 90% rated the program as 'excellent'/'very good', and 97% said the information was 'extremely'/'very' helpful for their everyday practice. We observed increases in confidence (mean difference [MD] = 6.3, standard deviation [SD] = 2.7, t25 = 11.87, P < .001) and intentions (MD = 3.6, SD = 8.1, t23 = 2.2, P = .04) related to health literacy practices after 6 weeks. Improved confidence was retained over 6 months (MD = 7.1, SD = 5.2, t18 = 5.96, P < .001). After 6 months, 95% of participants (n = 19) reported using teach-back and 50% (n = 10) reported having used a readability formula. Eight-five per cent of participants (17/20) had trained others in health literacy, reaching n = 201 allied health professionals and students. NoMAD scores were highest in relation to cognitive participation (/20) (M = 18.2, SD = 2.1) and lowest in relation to collective action (/35) (M = 25.4, SD = 3.0).CONCLUSIONS:
A train-the-trainer model appears to be a feasible method to disseminate health literacy training, but additional work may be needed to improve the collective work done to enable health literacy practices in real-world clinical contexts. SO WHAT Staff training is particularly important in highly diverse areas where patients are disproportionately affected by low health literacy.Palavras-chave
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Humans
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Health Promot J Austr
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2021
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