Concerns and future challenges of health literacy in the Nordic                     countries – From the point of view of health promotion practitioners and                     researchers

Ringsberg, Karin C.; Olander, Ewy; Tillgren, Per; Thualagant, Nicole; Trollvik, Anne

doi:10.1177/1403494817743903

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“…As Yu et al 57 describe, consideration of context is important and social and economic factors will vary across regions. It has been recognized that HL is a concept that is closely related to learning and education, it has been described as a key determinant of health 58 . This provides justification for a school‐wide approach, which includes co‐design and needs assessment.…”

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“…It has been recognized that HL is a concept that is closely related to learning and education, it has been described as a key determinant of health. 58 This provides justification for a school-wide approach, which includes co-design and needs assessment. Action plans are a useful way to operationalize the stakeholder voices (parents, children, teachers, and local community) in the development of HL programs for children in schools.…”

Section: School Health Literacy Program Designmentioning

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School‐Based Health Literacy Programs for Children (2‐16 Years): An International Review

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Patterson

Flittner

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Journal of School Health

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BACKGROUND: Health literacy impacts children's health and educational attainment. Therefore, determining the most appropriate pedagogical design is critical. The long-term health benefits of health literacy for each child's life course further justify this imperative. School-based health literacy programs are of interest internationally. METHODS:We brainstormed the search terms and established inclusion/exclusion criteria for this systematic review. We searched 2 databases (CINAHL, ERIC) following PRISMA guidelines. Three authors screened and sorted the findings. RESULTS:We identified 21 relevant studies from 629 retrieved. Few (6/21) studies were situated in the primary school setting. CONCLUSIONS:This review found a variety of project designs, evaluation methods, and conceptual models. Descriptive analysis of the final 21 papers highlighted the importance of multicomponent design (whole-of-school and curriculum), cross-curricula integration, professional development for teachers, age of children, role of parents, and role of community. The results of this analysis may inform primary school program design in the future. Schools provide a logical setting for health literacy development. Despite the evidence that adolescence is too late, few studies have been situated in primary schools. Teachers lack confidence to teach health and need ongoing professional development. Parent, child, and community voices are essential for sustained engagement and program success.

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Section: School Health Literacy Program Designmentioning

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School‐Based Health Literacy Programs for Children (2‐16 Years): An International Review

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Patterson

Flittner

et al. 2021

Journal of School Health

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“…Ringsberg et al (111) raise some concerns for the future regarding HL in the Nordic countries, and one of the first centers on the conceptualization of HL. How we choose to define HL will have profound impact on the health care system and its users.…”

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Identifying Core Variables Associated With Health Literacy in Kidney Transplant Recipients

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Background: A kidney transplantation requires complex self-care skills and adequate follow-up from health-care providers. Identifying strengths and limitations in different aspects of health literacy (HL) and associated variables are central to being able to improve health care. The objective of this study was to identify core variables associated with independent domains of HL 8 weeks following a kidney transplantation. Methods: A single-center cross-sectional study was conducted, wherein 159 kidney transplant recipients answered the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ). Multivariable linear regression with backward elimination was used to investigate variables possibly associated with the 9 domains of HL. Results: The transplant recipients had the lowest scores in “appraisal of health information” and “navigating the healthcare system.” The highest scores were found in “feeling understood and supported by health-care providers” and “ability to actively engage with health-care provider.” General perceived self-efficacy, transplant-specific knowledge, and general health were the driving variables in several of the HL domains. Conclusions: The HLQ provides a more complex picture of strengths and limitations related to HL, as well as important knowledge about vulnerable groups following a kidney transplantation. The study offers an important supplement to the field of HL in kidney transplant care.

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“…According to Mancuso (2011), overcoming health literacy barriers to integrate beliefs, values, social and cultural traditions with information related to health can be done based on an individual’s personal orientation of the world to make informed decisions and change health-related behaviour. This can be compared with Olander, Ringsberg, and Tillgren’s (2014) description of health literacy as a competence useful in everyday life to promote and maintain good health across a lifetime. Equally, health literacy as a competence useful in everyday life is found in the four sub-themes in the findings of this study: Sharing relationships , playing to heal , being strong or frail and supporting the next generation.…”

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“…He concluded that “both conceptualizations are important and are helping to stimulate a more sophisticated understanding of the process of health communication in both clinical and community settings, as well as highlighting factors impacting on its effectiveness” (p. 2072). Similar to viewing health literacy as an asset, Ringsberg, Olander, and Tillgren (2014) explained that it can be looked upon as a competence useful in everyday life to promote and maintain good health across a lifetime. According to Firman and Russel (1994), human beings’ life journey includes all the past hidden ages that impact human lives—this is a phenomenon they describe as the inner child.…”

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Useful life lessons for health and well-being: adults’ reflections of childhood experiences illuminate the phenomenon of the inner child

Sjöblom

Öhrling

Kostenius

2018

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to describe and gain more knowledge about the phenomenon of the inner child in relation to health and well-being reflected in events during childhood experienced by adults. Method: In this hermeneutical phenomenological study, 20 adults, 10 men and 10 women aged 22–68, were interviewed. Results: The analysis of the data illuminated the phenomenon of the inner child in one theme: Gaining useful life lessons through childhood experiences, made up by four sub-themes: Sharing relationships, playing to heal, being strong or frail and supporting the next generation. Conclusion: The participants’ experiences of events during childhood were illuminating the phenomenon of the inner child as promoting or hindering health and well-being and impact human adaptation throughout life. Our findings indicate that the participants learned useful life lessons suggesting that experiences during childhood can help us to adapt across the life span and over generations, and this is the essence of the inner child. Our findings also contribute to the health literacy discussion and detail how knowledge and action competency is developed in mental, social and existential dimensions of health and well-being.

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Concerns and future challenges of health literacy in the Nordic countries – From the point of view of health promotion practitioners and researchers

Cited by 14 publications

References 16 publications

School‐Based Health Literacy Programs for Children (2‐16 Years): An International Review

School‐Based Health Literacy Programs for Children (2‐16 Years): An International Review

Identifying Core Variables Associated With Health Literacy in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Useful life lessons for health and well-being: adults’ reflections of childhood experiences illuminate the phenomenon of the inner child

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