The Value of Health Literacy in Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs.
Purpose: Achieving self-directed health care with good health outcomes begins with clients having adequate health literacy (HL) skills. Higher education programs, like communication sciences and disorders (CSD), have a role in cultivating HL. This study examines the speech-language pathology leaders...
| Published in: | Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 473 - 492 |
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Jun2023
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=164291280&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 164291280 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 2381473X KTSD jtl: Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups issn: 2381473X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2023 vid: 8 iid: 3 pid: 42 pub: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association place: Rockville, Maryland artinfo: ui: 164291280 164291280 164291280 10.1044/2023_PERSP-22-00091 164291280 ppf: 473 ppct: 19 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: The Value of Health Literacy in Communication Sciences and Disorders Programs. aug: au: Brantley, Shanon Y. McClellan, Rhonda L. Gregg, Brent A. Rainey, Jacquie L. Morris, Duston D. affil: Department of Communication Disorders, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro sug: subj: Health Literacy Education Communicative Disorders Program Implementation Speech-Language Pathologists Leaders Human Female Male Conceptual Framework Qualitative Studies Phenomenological Research Surveys Questionnaires Interviews Time Factors Summated Rating Scaling Communication Empowerment Thematic Analysis Funding Source Female Male ab: Purpose: Achieving self-directed health care with good health outcomes begins with clients having adequate health literacy (HL) skills. Higher education programs, like communication sciences and disorders (CSD), have a role in cultivating HL. This study examines the speech-language pathology leaders' (administrators and faculty) sense-making of HL for their preparation programs and how/why CSD leaders implement/embed health literacy education (HLE). Method: This qualitative, phenomenological study used a screening survey of U.S. CSD leaders to assess their use of HL strategies, based on the Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit-Second Edition. Ten participants who reported at least medium-frequency HL use were identified and interviewed based on the screening survey responses showing at least medium-frequency HL use. Results: CSD leaders' description and value of HL and explanations of how they implement HLE are described under three themes: HL as communicating so clients understand, HL as personal agency toward well-being, and CSD leaders waiting on others to lead HL conversations. The results indicate that most CSD leaders inaccurately perceive HL as providing health resources with clear and simple communication. Participants value HL as a step toward client empowerment. Despite CSD leaders' acknowledgment that HL holds the promise of self-directed health care, without formal conversations making sense of this significance, HLE occurs intuitively and without much depth. Conclusions: CSD leaders must understand that HL is essential for client empowerment and well-being. This unique study demonstrates that CSD leaders need to increase their knowledge of HL to ultimately help their clients achieve empowerment for optimal health outcomes. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: pictorial questionnaire/scale research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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