Cheng Ma, Minnan Yue, Xiaoling Zhu
Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Toward Physical Literacy Among the College Students During COVID-19 School Closure
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
although use patientgenerated data pgd optimization patient care shows great promise little known whether patients track pgd necessarily share data clinicians meanwhile health literacyan important construct captures individuals ability manage health engage health care providershas often neglected prior studies focused pgd tracking sharing leverage full potential pgd necessary bridge gap patients data tracking data sharing practices first understanding interrelationships practices factors contributing practices study aims systematically examine interrelationships pgd tracking practices data sharing practices health literacy among individual patients surveyed 109 patients time met clinician university health center unlike prior research often examined patients retrospective experience time passed since clinic visit survey consisted 39 questions asking patients pgd tracking sharing practices based current clinical encounter survey also contained questions related participants health literacy participants completed survey tablet device onsite survey study enabled us collect ecologically valid data based patients immediate experiences situated within clinic visit found evidence tracking pgd related selfreports sufficient information manage ones health however number data types participants tracked positively related selfassessed ability actively engage health care providers participants data tracking practices health literacy relate data sharing practices however ability engage health care providers positively related willingness share data clinicians future participants reported several benefits barriers sharing pgd clinicians although tracking pgd could help patients better engage health care providers may provide patients sufficient information manage health gaps tracking sharing pgd health care providers call efforts inform patients data relate health facilitate efficient clinicianpatient communication realize full potential pgd promote individuals health literacy empowering patients effectively track share pgd importantboth technologies health care providers play important roles