Assessment of Health Literacy Among Adult Patients in the United Arab Emirates to Facilitate Clinical Trials Recruitment.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 1,500
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient unable to read and write.
研究概览
简要总结
Health Literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about health and medical care. Health informatin can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills. About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy.
详细描述
Health literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills.
About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy (Berkman ND, Davis TC, McCormack L. Health literacy:what is it? J Health Commun. 2010; 15 Suppl 2: 9-19). Initial assessment of regulatory compliance in research studies in the UAE indicated poor understanding of medical information by patients/subjects (AAMDHREC 12/55).
Health Literacy Survey (HLS) will be conducted on adults visiting the participating UAE hospitals/clinics. The survey will be conducted by a trained bilingual healthcare professional such as a team of medical residents.
The investigators study attempts to identify the population that are unable to understand health information or are impaired in their understanding of health information.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 90 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •18 and above
- •Willing to consent
排除标准
- •Less than 18
- •Severly ill
- •Unable to consent
结局指标
主要结局
Patient unable to read and write.
时间窗: 1 year
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Dr Satish Chandra
Senior Specialist
Tawam Hospital