Health literacy following an educational intervention in older Australians

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: healthy volunteers; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000135415
• Lead Sponsor: Western Sydney University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 168

Inclusion Criteria

men and women aged greater than 65 years, living in the Greater Western Sydney Region, and the Southern Highlands, New South Wales

Exclusion Criteria

unable to communicate in English, living in a long term care facility

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complementary medicine decision self-efficacy using the Preparation for Decision Making Scale[3 weeks and 2 months after the intervention starts]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
health literacy using the Health Literacy Questionnaire[3 weeks and 2 months after the intervention starts];change in perception of risk measured by two questions examining views on the safety and efficacy designed specifically for the study.[3 weeks and 2 months after the intervention starts];knowledge assessed by presentation of a vignette to study participants, and their responses assessed by study staff.[3 weeks and 2 months after the intervention starts];Health seeking behaviour assessed by practical follow up use of the resources presented. This will be assessed by self report from participants in response to questions designed specifically for the study [3 weeks and 2 months after the intervention starts]