2020
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-05269-4
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Hospital pharmacists understanding of available health literacy assessment tools and their perceived barriers for incorporation in patient education – a survey study

Abstract: Background: Patients with low health literacy experience difficulty in understanding their medications leading to worse health outcomes. Pharmacists need to use formal assessment tools to be able to identify these patients, so they can better tailor their patient education. The objective of the study was to characterize hospital pharmacists understanding of health literacy and their use of screening and counselling strategies before and after completion of an educational module and to identify barriers that ho… Show more

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“…Time constraint is a common barrier reported by HCPs. 10 , 11 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 47 Time allocation for patient‐related tasks is generally standardised and usually developed over time using pre‐existing data. For example, completing a breast treatment takes typically 15 minutes.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Time constraint is a common barrier reported by HCPs. 10 , 11 , 41 , 45 , 46 , 47 Time allocation for patient‐related tasks is generally standardised and usually developed over time using pre‐existing data. For example, completing a breast treatment takes typically 15 minutes.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, pharmacists can play a crucial role in this context, as they can assess patients' health literacy and develop appropriate interventions, such as educational modules that promote disease understanding, higher medication adherence, and self-care behaviors related to HF ( Chan et al, 2020 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%