An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy
Background: Health literacy (HL) influences patients’ health status, use of the healthcare system and medication-related behaviours. However, the concept is relatively new to pharmacy and its incorporation in academic curricula has not been examined. Aims: To explore HL training in pharmacy schools...
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2014
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| author | Swinburne, G. Duncan, G. McNamara, K. Stewart, K. Emmerton, Lynne Hussainy, S. |
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| description | Background: Health literacy (HL) influences patients’ health status, use of the healthcare system and medication-related behaviours. However, the concept is relatively new to pharmacy and its incorporation in academic curricula has not been examined. Aims: To explore HL training in pharmacy schools internationally, and academics’ opinions in regards to how it should be taught and assessed. Methods: An anonymous, online survey was administered to academics who teach within pharmacy degree courses from countries where English is the main language. Results: Responses were received from 21 pharmacy schools in seven countries; 20 stated that HL was taught within their pharmacy degree, in four as a stand-alone topic. Small-group tutorials were thought to be the most beneficial form of teaching health literacy, best assessed using oral and objective structured clinical examinations. Conclusion: The majority of pharmacy schools taught health literacy and had similar opinions regarding best practice teaching and assessment. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-218032017-01-30T12:27:29Z An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy Swinburne, G. Duncan, G. McNamara, K. Stewart, K. Emmerton, Lynne Hussainy, S. pharmacy students Communication health literacy curriculum education Background: Health literacy (HL) influences patients’ health status, use of the healthcare system and medication-related behaviours. However, the concept is relatively new to pharmacy and its incorporation in academic curricula has not been examined. Aims: To explore HL training in pharmacy schools internationally, and academics’ opinions in regards to how it should be taught and assessed. Methods: An anonymous, online survey was administered to academics who teach within pharmacy degree courses from countries where English is the main language. Results: Responses were received from 21 pharmacy schools in seven countries; 20 stated that HL was taught within their pharmacy degree, in four as a stand-alone topic. Small-group tutorials were thought to be the most beneficial form of teaching health literacy, best assessed using oral and objective structured clinical examinations. Conclusion: The majority of pharmacy schools taught health literacy and had similar opinions regarding best practice teaching and assessment. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21803 http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/198 International Pharmaceutical Federation fulltext |
| spellingShingle | pharmacy students Communication health literacy curriculum education Swinburne, G. Duncan, G. McNamara, K. Stewart, K. Emmerton, Lynne Hussainy, S. An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| title | An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| title_full | An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| title_fullStr | An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| title_full_unstemmed | An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| title_short | An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| title_sort | international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy |
| topic | pharmacy students Communication health literacy curriculum education |
| url | http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/198 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21803 |