Lindsay Rosenfeld, ScD, ScM
Brandeis University
Jonathan S. Litt, MD, MPH, ScD
Beth Israel DeazonessMedical Center
A multi-level health literacy assessment was performed in a follow-through clinic at an urban, quaternary Children’s Hospital. This facility provides medical and developmental evaluation, as well as support for post-NICU stay. In this unique setting, we evaluated six materials with the SMOG, PEMAT (P, A/V), PMOSE/IKIRSCH, CDC Index, and various other guidelines. We also assessed the environment using The Walking Interview and the Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers (Version2). Further, we conducted interviews with families, staff, and key informants. We uncovered extensive clinic-level barriers that place unnecessary burden on families as they navigate optimal care for their children with complex needs.
Objectives:
-Define health literacy and the components of a health literacy assessment. -Identify appropriate assessment measures, tools, and guidelines for your own health literacy assessment.
-Explain how to use assessment findings to create recommendations and evaluate implementation.
Brandeis University
Jonathan S. Litt, MD, MPH, ScD
Beth Israel DeazonessMedical Center
A multi-level health literacy assessment was performed in a follow-through clinic at an urban, quaternary Children’s Hospital. This facility provides medical and developmental evaluation, as well as support for post-NICU stay. In this unique setting, we evaluated six materials with the SMOG, PEMAT (P, A/V), PMOSE/IKIRSCH, CDC Index, and various other guidelines. We also assessed the environment using The Walking Interview and the Health Literacy Environment of Hospitals and Health Centers (Version2). Further, we conducted interviews with families, staff, and key informants. We uncovered extensive clinic-level barriers that place unnecessary burden on families as they navigate optimal care for their children with complex needs.
Objectives:
-Define health literacy and the components of a health literacy assessment. -Identify appropriate assessment measures, tools, and guidelines for your own health literacy assessment.
-Explain how to use assessment findings to create recommendations and evaluate implementation.