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Open Access 01-12-2012 | Research article

Which providers can bridge the health literacy gap in lifestyle risk factor modification education: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Authors: Sarah Dennis, Anna Williams, Jane Taggart, Anthony Newall, Elizabeth Denney-Wilson, Nicholas Zwar, Tim Shortus, Mark F Harris

Published in: BMC Primary Care | Issue 1/2012

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Abstract

Background

People with low health literacy may not have the capacity to self-manage their health and prevent the development of chronic disease through lifestyle risk factor modification. The aim of this narrative synthesis is to determine the effectiveness of primary healthcare providers in developing health literacy of patients to make SNAPW (smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity and weight) lifestyle changes.

Methods

Studies were identified by searching Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Joanna Briggs Institute, Psychinfo, Web of Science, Scopus, APAIS, Australian Medical Index, Community of Science and Google Scholar from 1 January 1985 to 30 April 2009. Health literacy and related concepts are poorly indexed in the databases so a list of text words were developed and tested for use. Hand searches were also conducted of four key journals. Studies published in English and included males and females aged 18 years and over with at least one SNAPW risk factor for the development of a chronic disease. The interventions had to be implemented within primary health care, with an aim to influence the health literacy of patients to make SNAPW lifestyle changes. The studies had to report an outcome measure associated with health literacy (knowledge, skills, attitudes, self efficacy, stages of change, motivation and patient activation) and SNAPW risk factor.
The definition of health literacy in terms of functional, communicative and critical health literacy provided the guiding framework for the review.

Results

52 papers were included that described interventions to address health literacy and lifestyle risk factor modification provided by different health professionals. Most of the studies (71%, 37/52) demonstrated an improvement in health literacy, in particular interventions of a moderate to high intensity.
Non medical health care providers were effective in improving health literacy. However this was confounded by intensity of intervention. Provider barriers impacted on their relationship with patients.

Conclusion

Capacity to provide interventions of sufficient intensity is an important condition for effective health literacy support for lifestyle change. This has implications for workforce development and the organisation of primary health care.
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Metadata
Title
Which providers can bridge the health literacy gap in lifestyle risk factor modification education: a systematic review and narrative synthesis
Authors
Sarah Dennis
Anna Williams
Jane Taggart
Anthony Newall
Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
Nicholas Zwar
Tim Shortus
Mark F Harris
Publication date
01-12-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Primary Care / Issue 1/2012
Electronic ISSN: 2731-4553
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-44

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