Angela Bailey|Kathleen Porter|Jennie L. Hill|Y. Chen|Paul A. Estabrooks|Jamie Zoellner
The impact of health literacy on rural adults’ satisfaction with a multi-component intervention to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage intake
Rowan University|Virginia Tech|University of Nebraska Medical Center|University of Kansas|University of Nebraska Medical Center|Virginia Tech
sip smart er 6month behavioral intervention designed using health literacy universal precautions approach found effective reducing sugary beverage intake rural low socioeconomic adults purpose mixedmethods study determine health literacy status influenced participants satisfaction perceptions intervention component small group classes interactivevoice response ivr calls personal action plans selfmonitoring logs 155 participants enrolled sipsmarter 105 68 completed interviewadministered summative evaluation including 68 high 37 low health literate participants quantitative findings show participant satisfaction intervention component high ie classes 96 ivr calls 81 action plans 8991 logs 87 10point scale similar across health literacy groups majority qualitative responses positive 818 code counts comparable literacy groups exceptions compared high health literacy respondents low health literacy respondents frequently mentioned liking content length ivr calls liking motivational aspects personal action plans identified numeracy issues selfmonitoring logs overall applying health literacy universal precautions approach effective acceptable strategy high low health literacy groups