Jumin Xie, Yihan Hong, Jianlin Yang, Yueming Yan, Shinuan Fei
Retrospective analysis of mortality among children under 5 years of age in Huangshi over the period 2002-2022, China
BMC public health
cumulative evidence supports importance health literacy determining quality healthcare delivery outcomes enhance health literacy competencies among professionals alleviate healthcare barriers owing patients inadequate health literacy evidencebased health literacy competency guidelines needed development health professionals training curricula aim study validate refine set health literacy competencies including knowledge attitude skills health professionals prioritize importance health literacy practices among healthcare professionals employed consensusbuilding approach utilized modified threeround delphi process conducted 2017 online delphi panel assembled comprising 20 taiwanese health literacy experts diverse fields medicine nursing public health language communication set health literacy competencies previously identified validated international panel health literacy experts crossculturally translated three rounds ratings modifications consensus agreement reached 42 62 health literacy competencies including 12 24 knowledge items 9 11 attitude items 21 27 skill items 32 health literacy practices avoidance using medical jargon speaking slowly clearly patients using analogies examples deemed important panelists delphi panels consensus helped identify set core health literacy competencies could serve measurable learning objectives guide development health literacy curriculum health professionals prioritized health literacy practices employed indicators health literacy competencies health professionals learn routinely use clinical settings