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An education intervention to improve health literacy and decision making about supporting self-care among older Australians: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Caroline A Smith, Esther Chang, Gisselle Gallego, Lynda G Balneaves

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Trial report in Trials, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Caroline A SmithNational Institute of Complementary Medicine, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2571, Australia. caroline.smith@westernsydney.edu.au.
Esther ChangSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2571, Australia.
Gisselle GallegoSchool of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia.
Lynda G BalneavesCollege of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, 89 Curry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOlder Australians are high consumers of complementary and alternative medicines (CM). To help older people to take an active role in their health, we will develop and evaluate a novel educational intervention to support decision self-efficacy, and improve health literacy skills.

methodsThe primary hypothesis is that participants receiving a web/DVD plus booklet intervention compared with a booklet-only group will demonstrate an increase in decision self-efficacy. This study is a randomised controlled trial. One hundred and sixty-eight people aged 65 years and older will be recruited from community settings comprising retirement villages and community groups, based in Sydney, Australia. Participants will be randomly allocated to either the education intervention delivered by the Internet or a DVD plus booklet versus a control group (booklet only). The primary outcome measure is CM decision self-efficacy. Secondary outcomes are health literacy, knowledge and attitudes, and change in health-seeking behaviour. Participants' views on the ease of using the resources, the length of the modules, the amount of information, and participant understanding of the modules will be assessed. Outcomes will be collected on completion of the intervention at 3 weeks, and at a 2-month follow up from trial entry. DISCUSSION: This trial has the potential to improve CM health literacy in older Australians. There are no educational resources designed to support decision self-efficacy and improve health literacy amongst older people related to CM.

trial registrationAustralian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), ACTRN12616000135415 . Registered on 5 February 2016.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth LiteracyAgedAge FactorsAgingClinical Decision-MakingComplementary TherapiesFemaleHumansInternetMaleNew South WalesPamphletsPatient Education as TopicPatient ParticipationPatient SatisfactionAustraliaComplementary medicineHealth literacyRandomised controlled trial

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PMID28950888
PMCPMC5615792

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