Eva Yuen, Carlene Wilson, Joanne Adams, Tejashree Kangutkar, Patricia M Livingston, Victoria M White, Cherene Ockerby, Alison Hutchinson
Health literacy interventions for informal caregivers: systematic review
BMJ supportive & palliative care
australian government strategies frameworks developed recent years encourage integration coordination primary care delivery including patientcentred approaches clinical preventative care health promotion study aims explore patient experiences informationsharing patientcentred care across various primary care clinical settings particular focus clinical encounters gps naturopaths osteopaths acupuncturists data healthcare utilisation experiences 63item crosssectional survey obtained nationally representative sample australian adults aged 18 years analysed chisquare kruskalwallis h tests used explore differences experiences knowledge information sharing gp consultations among also consulted naturopath osteopath acupuncturist compared logistic regression used investigate correlations participants perceptions gp consultation outcomes gps informationsharing behaviour perceived experience patientcentredness across 2354 participants verbal explanation 763 andor individualised handouts 168 common type information shared gp consultations individuals consulted gp naturopath osteopath acupuncturist reported lower rate receiving verbal explanation gp higher rate receiving types information sources including handouts one quarter study participants visited gp discuss health information gp information sharing lower individuals also visited naturopath osteopath acupuncturist participants scored consultations gp patientcentred scores lower among participants also consulted least one primary care practitioner type included study public health health services researchers policymakers leaders primary care professions role responsibility ensure practitioners confident competent sharing health information patients considers health literacy needs importance patientcentred care research focussed indepth understanding differences relationships observed across primary care landscape study recommended