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HEALTH LITERACY IN MEDICINES USE AND PHARMACY : a definitive guide.

Health Literacy in Medicines Use and Pharmacy: A Definitive Guide highlights issues related to the medication literacy from the context of pharmacist and other healthcare professionals.There is a lack of adequate educational resources and textbooks on pharmacy health literacy.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Academic Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Health literacy.
Health Literacy
Compétence informationnelle en santé.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Health Literacy in Medicines Use and Pharmacy: A Definitive Guide
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Authors biography
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to health and medication literacy
  • 1. Introduction to health communication
  • 1.1. Health communication and patient empowerment
  • 1.2. Health communication as a competency for healthcare professionals
  • 1.3. Role of health communication in health and medication literacy
  • 2. Defining health literacy concept
  • 2.1. Definition of health literacy
  • 2.2. Historical evolution of health literacy
  • 2.3. Current perspectives on health literacy
  • 2.4. Aspects of health literacy
  • 3. Defining medication literacy
  • 3.1. Definition of medication literacy
  • 3.2. Association between health literacy and medication literacy
  • 3.3. Aspects of medication literacy
  • 3.4. Other concepts related to medication literacy
  • 4. Challenges and barriers to achieving health and medication literacy
  • 5. Role of health care professionals in promoting health and medication literacy
  • 5.1. Pharmacists contribution to health and medication literacy
  • 5.2. Collaborative approach in the delivery of health and medication literacy
  • 6. Lessons learned and conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 2: The importance of health and medication literacy
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Overview of health and medication literacy
  • 1.2. Why this chapter?
  • 2. Why health and medication literacy are important?
  • 2.1. The importance of health and medication literacy
  • 2.2. Covariates and determinants associated with poor health and medication literacy
  • 3. Lessons learned and the way forward
  • 4. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 3: The impact of health and medication literacy on health outcomes
  • 1. Introduction.
  • 2. Measuring medication literacy: How does this compare to health literacy measures?
  • 3. Sociodemographic factors associated with medication literacy: Who is at risk of suboptimal medication literacy?
  • 4. Health and/or medication literacy and health-related outcomes
  • 4.1. Health-related outcomes of interest relating to medication literacy
  • 4.2. Understanding and actioning medicine information
  • 4.3. Impact on medication self-management and medication adherence
  • 4.3.1. Medication self-management
  • 4.3.2. Adherence
  • 4.4. Health and/or medication literacy, treatment decision making and communication
  • 4.4.1. Treatment decision making
  • 4.4.2. Communication
  • 4.5. Health status/health-related quality of life, healthcare service utilization and mortality
  • 5. Strategies to improve health and/or medication literacy and outcomes
  • 5.1. The role of pharmacy in improving medication literacy and health-related outcomes
  • 5.1.1. Communication of medicine information
  • 5.1.2. Pharmacy services provision
  • 5.1.3. Patient education referral pathways
  • 5.1.4. Pharmacy education and professional development
  • 5.1.5. Research, policy, and practice
  • 6. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Assessment of health and medication literacy
  • 1. Health literacy assessment instruments
  • 1.1. Introduction to health literacy assessment
  • 1.2. Characteristics of healthy literacy assessment instruments
  • 1.2.1. Assessment techniques
  • 1.2.2. Administration time
  • 1.2.3. Interpretation
  • 1.3. Generic health literacy assessment instruments
  • 1.3.1. Test of functional health literacy in adults (TOFHLA)
  • 1.3.2. The rapid estimate of adult literacy in medicine (REALM)
  • 1.3.3. The newest vital sign (NVS)
  • 1.3.4. Single item literacy screener (SILS)
  • 1.3.5. Health activities literacy scale (HALS).
  • 1.3.6. The health literacy questionnaire (HLQ)
  • 1.3.7. Health literacy survey questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q)
  • 1.4. Disease-specific health literacy assessment instruments
  • 1.4.1. Cancer
  • 1.4.2. Diabetes mellitus
  • 1.4.3. Cardiovascular disease (CVD)
  • 2. Medication literacy assessment instruments
  • 2.1. Introduction to medication literacy assessment
  • 2.2. Common medication literacy assessment instruments
  • 2.2.1. Medication literacy assessment tool for the elderly (MELIA) (Gnagi et al., 2022)
  • 2.2.2. Medication literacy in Spanish and English assessment tool (MedLitRx) (Sauceda et al., 2012)
  • 2.2.3. Medication label literacy instrument focused on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (Jang et al., 2019)
  • 2.2.4. Montana State University complementary and alternative medicine health literacy scale (Shreffler-Grant et al., 201 ...
  • 2.2.5. Medication health literacy screen (Stilley et al., 2014)
  • 2.2.6. Medication literacy scale for parents of children with epilepsy (Wu et al., 2024)
  • 2.2.7. The oral anticoagulation knowledge tool (AKT) (Magon et al., 2018)
  • 3. Considerations for diverse populations
  • 3.1. Pediatric population
  • 3.2. Geriatric population
  • 3.3. People with some mental or intellectual health problems
  • 4. Considerations for effective health and medication literacy assessment
  • 4.1. Individualizing the assessment
  • 4.2. Dealing with language barriers during the assessment
  • 4.3. Practice, training, and work environment
  • 5. Future trends in health and medication literacy assessment
  • 6. Ethical considerations in health and medication literacy assessment
  • 6.1. Autonomy, informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality
  • 6.2. Beneficence and non-maleficence
  • 6.3. Justice, equity, and cultural competency
  • 7. Lessons learned and conclusion
  • References.
  • Chapter 5: Evidence-based interventions for improving health and medication literacy in community and healthcare settings
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Approaches to improving health and medication literacy
  • 2.1. Written health information
  • 2.1.1. Illustrative examples of written health information
  • 2.1.2. Strategies and considerations for developing quality written health information
  • 2.2. Web-based health information
  • 2.2.1. Categories of web-based alternative format health interventions
  • 2.2.2. Evaluating the reliability of web-based health information
  • 2.3. Low health literacy initiatives
  • 2.3.1. Illustrative examples of low-literacy health initiatives
  • 2.3.2. Key interventions and their impact
  • 2.3.3. Strategies for success
  • 2.4. Targeted mass media campaigns
  • 2.4.1. Illustrative examples of effective media campaigns
  • 2.4.2. Strategies for developing effective mass media campaigns
  • 2.4.3. Key elements of successful mass media campaigns (World Health Organization, n.d.
  • National Institutes of Health, n ...
  • 3. Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Developing written health and medicine information
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Planning stage
  • 2.1. Defining the audience
  • 2.2. Setting a purpose
  • 3. Development stage
  • 3.1. Content
  • 3.2. Plain language
  • 3.3. Active voice
  • 3.4. Personal pronoun usage
  • 3.5. Inclusive language
  • 3.6. Headings
  • 3.7. Length
  • 3.8. Numerical representation
  • 3.9. Font size and style
  • 3.10. White space
  • 3.11. Design layout
  • 4. Evaluation stage
  • 4.1. Patient education material assessment tool
  • 4.2. The CDC clear communication index
  • 4.3. Suitability assessment of materials
  • 4.4. Readability formulas
  • 4.5. Patient feedback
  • 4.5.1. Surveys and individual interviews
  • 4.5.2. Focus groups
  • 4.5.3. Asking questions
  • 4.5.4. Think aloud
  • 4.5.5. Giving a task.
  • 4.5.6. Observing behavior
  • 4.5.7. Compiling feedback
  • 5. Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Pharmaceutical pictograms in supporting health literacy
  • 1. Introduction to health communication, health literacy, and applications of pictograms in healthcare
  • 1.1. Health communication, health literacy and patient empowerment
  • 1.2. Objectives of the chapter
  • 1.3. Introduction to pictograms and their application in healthcare
  • 1.3.1. The evolution of pictograms through the ages
  • 1.3.2. The advantages of pictures, images and pictograms
  • 1.3.3. The complexity of pictogram comprehension
  • 1.3.4. Use of pictograms in healthcare and their role in patient communication
  • 2. Pictogram design, modification, evaluation and validation
  • 2.1. Employing best practice pictogram design principles
  • 2.2. Pictogram databases and international pictogram acceptability standards
  • 2.3. Pictogram design guidelines and associated literature resources
  • 2.3.1. General pictogram design guidelines
  • 2.3.2. Caution when incorporating elements and images into pictograms
  • 2.3.3. Literature sources for pictogram design
  • 2.4. Methods for pictogram comprehension testing and validation
  • 2.5. Misinterpretation of pictograms
  • 3. Pictogram comprehension
  • Sociodemographic and other influencing factors
  • 3.1. Sociodemographic factors influencing pictogram comprehension
  • 3.2. Health literacy as a factor influencing pictogram comprehension
  • 4. The impact of pictograms on health outcomes
  • 4.1. Patient education, knowledge comprehension/improvement, recall
  • 4.2. Self-efficacy and adherence to medications
  • 4.3. Patient preference, satisfaction or preferred format for information
  • 4.4. Health literacy as an outcome
  • 5. Health literacy and pictogram intervention studies
  • 6. Summary, future research and conclusions
  • References.