A study to compare health related information in hospitals and among patients in coastal Karnataka

Completed

• Conditions: Persons encountering health services in other specified circumstances,

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/01/022907
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Ramya Hari Thayyullathil

Brief Summary

Health literacy is defined as the ability to obtain,process and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment. Organizational health literacy is defined as the ability of organizations to provide services and information that are easy for patients to find ,understand and use to help patients make decisions and to remove existing barriers. This study is focused to assess the gap between organizational health literacy and patient health literacy in a tertiary care hospital and private hospital .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2020-01-03
• Study Start: 2020-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2020-04-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

IPD discharge patients who are mentally and physically stable.

Exclusion Criteria

Unwilling patients and patients who are mentally and physically unstable.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference in the level of organizational health literacy and health literacy among patients in a tertiary care hospital and a private hospital.	3 months
Relationship between level of patient education and health literacy.	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Dr TMA Pai Hospital; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba Medical College; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Dr TMA Pai Hospital

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Dr Ramya Hari Thayyulathil

Principal investigator

7676415439

ramyaharidxb@gmail.com