RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Active-Learning Strategies to Develop Health Literacy Knowledge and Skills
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP 137
DO 10.5688/aj7408137
VO 74
IS 8
A1 Radhika Devraj
A1 Lakesha M. Butler
A1 Gireesh V. Gupchup
A1 Therese I. Poirier
YR 2010
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/74/8/137.abstract
AB Objective. To implement active-learning exercises in a required pharmacy course and assess their impact on students' knowledge and confidence in identifying and communicating with patients with low health literacy, as part of a required course in cultural competency, health literacy, and health beliefs.Design. Active-learning activities including administering health literacy assessments, identifying informal signs of low health literacy, conducting mock patient counseling sessions, rating the readability of drug information, analyzing information in drug advertisements, and writing patient education materials were incorporated into the 6-sesssion health literacy portion of the course.Assessment. A pretest and posttest showed that students' knowledge of health literacy increased, and a retrospective pretest found improvement in students' confidence in their ability to care for patients with low health literacy. In-class discussions provided informal evidence that students gained new knowledge from the active-learning activities.Conclusion. The addition of active-learning activities was effective in teaching health literacy concepts to pharmacy students.