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Pharmacy Students' Confidence in Their Ability to Perform Various Health Literacy-Related Activities (N = 75)
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Percentage of Correct Responses by Third-Year Pharmacy Students to Health Literacy Knowledge Statements (N = 76)
Pretest and Posttest Questions (N = 76) Correct Answer Pretest Posttest P Health literacy refers only to a person's ability to read. False 100 100 NAb Years of schooling are a good estimate of a person's reading level. False 53.9 93.4 <0.01c Adequate health literacy means the ability to read, understand, and process health information. True 96.1 100 0.25 People will tell you if they cannot read. False 97.4 100 0.5 Family members of people with low literacy usually know about their low literacy. False 82.9 77.6 0.48 People with low health literacy usually identify medications by the name on the bottle. (n = 75) False 88 93.4 0.42 People with low health literacy are more likely to misinterpret medication instructions provided on prescription labels. True 97.4 100 0.5 People with low health literacy know what their medicationsare for. False 90.9 97.4 0.12 Often people with low health literacy will bring family members along when talking to healthcare professionals. True 68.4 90.8 <0.01 When given material to read, low literacy patients will give excuses to avoid reading health information materials. True 92.1 100 <0.05 Persons with low health literacy can be found in all segments of society. True 97.4 100 0.5 Age is a significant risk factor for developing poorliteracy. True 47.4 80.3 <0.01 People with high education and income levels are not at risk for developing low health literacy. False 94.7 98.7 0.38 People with low literacy are usually compliant with their medications. False 98.7 100 NAb Patients with low health literacy have ___ health outcomes than patients with adequate health literacy. Worse 98.7 98.7 NAb What % of the US has limited health literacy? 30–39% 42.1 65.8 0.14a Most people with low health literacy have ___ IQs. Average 55.3 88.2 <0.01 The average American reads at or below the ______ grade level. 8th–9th 30.3 46.1 0.15a Most written health information for patients is written at the ____ grade level. 10th grade 19.7 43.4 <0.01a When counseling patients with low health literacy, a pharmacist should: Use simple language, Use open-ended questions, Have patients repeat back instructions. All of the above All of the above. 100 97.4 0.5 Overall 77.57 88.56
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