Elaine Wittenberg|Joy Goldsmith|Betty Ferrell|Sandra L. Ragan
Promoting improved family caregiver health literacy: evaluation of caregiver communication resources
City of Hope|University of Memphis|City of Hope|University of Oklahoma
objectives family caregivers cancer patients vital role facilitating sharing information cancer revealing need develop caregiver health literacy skills support caregiver communication goal study investigate caregiver print materials develop assess new caregiver communication resource titled communication guide caregiverstm methods using model six domains caregiver health literacy skills print cancer education materials collected evaluated caregiver communication support new caregiver communication resource also developed assessed caregivers healthcare providers caregivers reviewed content assessed utility relatability reading quality healthcare providers also assessed whether material would understandable usable cancer caregivers results three 28 print materials evaluated written recommended sixth grade reading level five addressed six caregiver health literacy skills readability scores communication guide caregiverstm sixth grade level caregivers reported contents relatable useful easy read healthcare providers also rated material easy patientfamily members diverse backgrounds varying levels literacy understand use conclusions existing printbased caregiver education materials address caregivers health literacy skill needs aimed highly literate caregiving population communication guide caregiverstm meets health literacy standards family caregiver provider communication needs findings relevant healthcare professionals provide cancer education copyright 2016 john wiley sons ltd