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Health literacy support for Australian home-based care recipients: A role for homecare workers?
- Source :
- Home Health Care Services Quarterly; Jan-Mar2020, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p17-32, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- Clear links have been established between low health literacy (HL) levels and poor health outcomes. One means of improvement may be found in the rapidly growing paid home care workforce, whose direct and frequent contact with aged/disabled care recipients positions them to provide HL support. This study examines Australian homecare worker (HCW) experiences in HL when providing assistance to their care recipients. A self-reported cross-sectional survey collected data from 75 HCWs. They reported concerns about their clients' HL, yet were cautious about providing support in this area. HL levels of the HCWs themselves were unconvincing, and the majority requested targeted education and training. Further research is needed into HL levels of both HCWs and care recipients, client demographics, the types of HL support being requested of HCWs, a more detailed scoping of the HCW role, and the curriculum and pedagogies which may comprise a HL education and training program for HCWs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ATTITUDE (Psychology)
EXPERIENTIAL learning
HOME care services
INTERVIEWING
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL personnel
PROFESSIONAL employee training
QUESTIONNAIRES
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
WORK
SOCIAL constructionism
OCCUPATIONAL roles
CLIENT relations
SOCIAL support
CROSS-sectional method
HEALTH literacy
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01621424
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Home Health Care Services Quarterly
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 141134388
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01621424.2019.1691698