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1. Preferences and Experiences of People with Chronic Illness in Using Different Sources of Health Information: Results of a Mixed-Methods Study.

Author

Gille S, Griese L, and Schaeffer D

Subjects
Chronic Disease, Germany, Health Surveys, Humans, Surveys and Questionnaires, Health Literacy
Abstract

Background: People with chronic illness are particularly dependent on adequate health literacy (HL), but often report difficulties in accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying health information. To strengthen the HL of people with chronic illness, in-depth knowledge about how they deal with health information is crucial., Methods: To this end, quantitative data from the Second Health Literacy Survey Germany (HLS-GER 2) and qualitative data from seven focus group discussions were used to examine the interest in health information, preferred sources of information as well as experiences and challenges with information management among people with chronic illness., Results: The results show that people with chronic illness have a great interest in health information and use very different sources of health information, preferring personal information from physicians most. The results also point to several challenges in health information management that seem to be influenced by the illness duration as well as by the experiences made with the respective sources., Conclusions: Overall, the study provides important starting points for intervention development for the provision and communication of health-related information, but also to research on health information behavior and HL.

Published
2021
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2. Health Literacy Development among People with Chronic Diseases: Advancing the State of the Art and Learning from International Practices.

Author

Dierks, Marie-Luise, Dierks, Marie-Luise, Hawkins, Melanie, and Lander, Jonas

Subjects
Public health & preventive medicine, Borollos lake, Germany, HCP, HL-COM, HLQ, HLS-GER 2, Nepal, Ophelia (optimising health literacy and access) process, Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing, agreement, allergy prevention, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiovascular implants, chronic pain, co-design, cochlear implants, decision making, eHealth literacy, empowerment, ethical aspects, fishermen, focus groups, glaucoma implants, health inequality, health information sources, health literacy, health literacy development, health literacy measurement, health literacy questionnaire (HLQ), health literacy responsiveness, health literacy-sensitive communication, health professionals, health promotion, health-literacy development, heart attack, implant care, inequality, information needs, intervention development, intraclass correlation (ICC), midwives, n/a, non-native English users, nurses, organizational health literacy, orthopedic, patient survey, patient-professional relationship, people with chronic illness, physicians, physiotherapists, pregnancy, psychological function, qualitative methods, rehabilitants, self-efficacy, social workers, university students, validation study, values
Abstract

Summary: Chronic diseases account for a considerable part of the strain on health care systems and are burdensome for each affected individual and their families. In recent years, the concept of health literacy has been substantially elaborated on, particularly regarding the development and implementation of interventions at different levels, efforts to improve its measurement, and the role of communities and organizations. While a range of advancements are uncontested, specific challenges still revolve around, for example, a thorough application of modern practices of health literacy that focus on societal support of health literacy strengths and response to health literacy challenges; developing, testing, and evaluating strategies for organizational health literacy responsiveness; and improving the co-design, local ownership, and integration of health literacy actions and interventions in communities experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage. This Special Issue showcases research addressing these and further aspects about developing health literacy - particularly among people with chronic diseases - by which we mean advancements in health practices, organizations, and policies that create enabling environments in which people have the necessary knowledge and feel confident accessing, understanding, and using health information and services.

3. Preferences and Experiences of People with Chronic Illness in Using Different Sources of Health Information: Results of a Mixed-Methods Study

Author

Schaeffer, Svea Gille, Lennert Griese, and Doris

Subjects
health information sources, health literacy, focus groups, people with chronic illness, HLS-GER 2, Germany
Abstract

Background: People with chronic illness are particularly dependent on adequate health literacy (HL), but often report difficulties in accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying health information. To strengthen the HL of people with chronic illness, in-depth knowledge about how they deal with health information is crucial. Methods: To this end, quantitative data from the Second Health Literacy Survey Germany (HLS-GER 2) and qualitative data from seven focus group discussions were used to examine the interest in health information, preferred sources of information as well as experiences and challenges with information management among people with chronic illness. Results: The results show that people with chronic illness have a great interest in health information and use very different sources of health information, preferring personal information from physicians most. The results also point to several challenges in health information management that seem to be influenced by the illness duration as well as by the experiences made with the respective sources. Conclusions: Overall, the study provides important starting points for intervention development for the provision and communication of health-related information, but also to research on health information behavior and HL.

Published
2021
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