Relationship between maternal communicative/critical health literacy and child’s asthma symptoms: Results from a population-based survey in metropolitan Japan

Analyzing asthma education and clinical practices to optimize parental health literacy: Gap analysis

“…Understanding these direct and indirect relationships between health and literacy allows for a better understanding of health literacy (Rootman, 2004). Research studies show individuals with limited or poor health literacy skills are more likely to have less than high school education levels, live in poverty, be of an older age, be immigrants, and rely on social assistance (Brigham et al, 2016;DeWalt et al, 2007;Fagnano et al, 2012;Hoover et al,2012;Kickbusch et al, 2013;Ogasawara & Hashimoto, 2020;Rosas-Salazar et al, 2013;Vargas et al, 2010;Yin et al, 2017).…”

“…Following a comprehensive search of the literature, a final cohort of 17 articles were included. Of the 17 articles, 53% (n=8) were cross sectional studies (Brigham et al, 2016;Fagnano et al, 2012;Harrington et al, 2015, Ogasawara & Hashimoto, 2020Rosas-Salazar et al, 2013;Ryder, 2019;Shone et al, 2009;Wood et al, 2010), one study was qualitative (Samuels-Kalow et al, 2015), and another was a systematic review (Zeni, 2012). Five of the…”

“…17 studies directly addressed parental health literacy and parental asthma education (Fagnano et al, 2012;Macy et al, 2011;O'Neil-Pirozzi & Heydt, 2012;Samuels-Kalow et al, 2015;Zeni, 2012), while the remaining 12 studies investigated the relationship between parental health literacy skills and caring for a child with asthma (Brigham et al, 2016;DeWa lt et al, 2007;Harrington et al, 2015, Hoover et al, 2012Ogasawara & Hashimoto, 2020;Rosas-Salazar et al, 2013;Ryder, 2019;Shone et al, 2009;Vargas et al, 2012;Wittich et al, 2007;Wood et al, 2010;Yin et al, 2017). Fifteen of the 17 studies were conducted in United States of America (Brigham et al, 2016;DeWalt et al, 2007;Fagnano et al, 2012;Harrington et al, 2015, Hoover et al, 2012Macy et al, 2011;O'Neil-Pirozzi & Heydt, 2012;Ryder, 2019;Samuels-Kalow et al, 2015;Shone et al, 2009;Vargas et al, 2012;Wittich et al, 2007;Wood et al, 2010;Yin et al, 2017;Zeni, 2012).…”

“…Fifteen of the 17 studies were conducted in United States of America (Brigham et al, 2016;DeWalt et al, 2007;Fagnano et al, 2012;Harrington et al, 2015, Hoover et al, 2012Macy et al, 2011;O'Neil-Pirozzi & Heydt, 2012;Ryder, 2019;Samuels-Kalow et al, 2015;Shone et al, 2009;Vargas et al, 2012;Wittich et al, 2007;Wood et al, 2010;Yin et al, 2017;Zeni, 2012). Settings for the studies included asthma/pulmonary clinics (n=6) (DeWalt et al, 2007;Harrington et al, 2015;Ryder, 2019;Vargus et al, 2010;Wittich et al, 2007;Wood et al, 2010), community sites such as schools (n=6) (Fagnano et al, 2012;Ogasawara & Hashimoto, 2020;O'Neil-Pirozzi & Heydt, 2012;Rosas-Salazar et al, 2013;Shone et al, 2009), emergency departments (n=3) (Hoover et al, 2012;Macy et al, 2010;Samuels-Kalow et al, 2015), and primary care clinics (n=2) (Brigham et al, 2016;Yin et al, 2017). Each study reviewed was found to have used different tools to measure participant health literacy levels.…”

“…The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) was used four times (Hoover et al, 2012;O'Neil-Pirozzi & Heydt, 2012;Vargus et al, 2010;Wittich et al,2007), as was the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) (n=4) (Brigham et al, 2016;Wood et al, 2010;Yin et al, 2017). The Communicative and Critical Health Literacy (CCHL) tool was used in the study by Ogasawara and Hashimoto (2020) however the CCHL tool and ANS were not. Therefore, a quick overview of these two tools will follow.…”