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Development and validation of the Vaccine Barriers Assessment Tool for identifying drivers of under-vaccination in children under five years in Australia – Jessica Kaufman et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-08-02T11:45:52+10:00COVID-19, Health literacy, Health policy, Publications, Risk|

Data on routine childhood vaccination coverage can only tell us who is under-vaccinated; it cannot explain why vaccine coverage is low. Collecting data on the reasons behind under-vaccination is necessary to implement cost-effective strategies that address key barriers and target interventions appropriately. However, no instruments [...]

A Decision Aid for Patients Considering Surgery for Sciatica: Codesign and User-Testing With Patients and Clinicians – Julie Ayre et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-07-30T12:06:25+10:00Decision aids, Health literacy, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Publications, Shared decision making, Surgery, Treatment|

Surgery can help patients with leg pain caused by sciatica recover faster, but by 12 months outcomes are similar to nonsurgical management. For many the decision to have surgery may require reflection, and patient decision aids are an evidence-based clinical tool that can help guide [...]

InSight Plus – How can we improve health literacy in Australia?

Krista Verlis2024-07-29T14:01:33+10:00Health literacy, Health professionals, Health system, News|

Up to 60% of Australians have low health literacy, which is associated with poor health outcomes. To improve health literacy, there are many ways we could provide better support for health professionals and the communities they serve. Health literacy means being able to access, understand, appraise [...]

Communicating the Imperfect Diagnostic Accuracy of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Self-Tests: An Online Randomized Experiment – Huijun Li et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-06-04T13:42:40+10:00COVID-19, Health literacy, Public comprehension, Publications, Randomised Control Trial (RCT), Research, Risk|

We found strong evidence that health literacy–sensitive formatting supported participant understanding and recall of diagnostic accuracy information for a COVID-19 RAT. More than double the participants in the intervention group indicated that they understood what the specificity meant relative to those in the usual care [...]

Development of a patient decision aid for children and adolescents following anterior cruciate ligament rupture: an international mixed-methods study – Andrew R Gamble et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-06-04T12:31:31+10:00Clinical guidelines, Decision aids, Health literacy, Knee, Musculoskeletal, Publications, Shared decision making, Surgery, Treatment|

Our aim was to develop and user-test a patient decision aid for children and adolescents following ACL rupture to be used with parents and health professionals that presents evidence-based information on treatment options. Patient decision aids are resources that present balanced information on the benefits [...]

How do general practitioners manage patient health literacy differences in cardiovascular disease prevention consultations? An interview study – Shannon McKinn et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-06-04T12:24:39+10:00Cardiovascular disease, General Practice, Health literacy, Prescribing, Primary Care, Publications, Treatment|

Low health literacy is associated with worse health outcomes, including for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, general practitioners (GPs) have limited support to identify and address patient health literacy needs in CVD prevention consultations. This study explored GPs’ experiences of patient health literacy needs during CVD [...]

Prevention Works Podcast – How health literacy can combat misinformation and improve health for all

Krista Verlis2024-05-31T12:53:48+10:00Cardiovascular disease, COVID-19, Health literacy, News|

The Prevention Centre featured the work of A/Prof Carissa Bonner and PhD Researcher Melody Taba on their podcast Prevention Works. Listen to Carissa and Melody discuss health literacy codesign and partnership research across cardiovascular disease and COVID projects, including the role of social media in [...]

Randomized Trial of Information for Older Women About Cessation of Breast Cancer Screening Invitations – Jenna Smith et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T15:44:27+10:00Ageing, Breast cancer, Cancer, Decision aids, Health literacy, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening, Shared decision making, Women's health|

Older women receive no information about why Australia’s breast screening program (BreastScreen) invitations cease after 74 years. We tested how providing older women with the rationale for breast screening cessation impacted informed choice (adequate knowledge; screening attitudes aligned with intention).

A content analysis of the interventions for low back pain promoted on the websites of Australian pain clinics – Chris G. Maher et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T14:17:16+10:00Health literacy, Low back pain, Musculoskeletal, Pain, Public comprehension, Publications, Treatment|

The Internet is a widely used source of health information, yet the accuracy of online information can be low. This is the case for low back pain (LBP), where much of the information about LBP treatment is poor. This research conducted a content analysis to [...]

Perceptions and experiences of paramedics managing people with non-traumatic low back pain: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics – Simon P Vella et al.

Lucia Marcello2024-04-07T13:51:47+10:00Clinical guidelines, Emergency Department, Health literacy, Imaging, Low back pain, Low-value care, Musculoskeletal, Opioids, Pain, Physiotherapy, Publications, Treatment|

Internationally, non-traumatic low back pain (LBP) is an increasingly common presentation to ambulance services. Consequently, paramedics are often the first providers of care for people with LBP. Australian guidelines for paramedic management of LBP recommend the use of simple analgesia, hot/cold therapy and for people [...]

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