José Luis Pontijas Calderón|Magda Shaheen|Ron D. Hays|Erik Fleming|Keith C. Norris|Richard S. Baker
Improving Diabetes Health Literacy by Animation
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles|Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science|University of California, Los Angeles
purpose scope produce spanishenglish animated video diabetes qualitatively assess cultural linguistic appropriateness test effectiveness improving diabetes health literacy among latinohispanics methods participatory research animation production methods guided development video cultural appropriateness assessed focused discussion group methods prospective randomized controlled trial tested effectiveness spanish version improving diabetes health literacy compared easy read diabetes information national institute diabetes digestive kidney diseases functional health literacy measured short test functional health literacy adults diabetes health literacy measured diabetes health literacy survey dhls results significant differences recorded experimental n 118 control groups n 122 baseline demographic characteristics short test functional health literacy adults score dhls score fiftyeight percent study participants inadequate functional health literacy mean dhls score participants adequate functional health literacy 055 054 respectively inadequate diabetes health literacy adjusting baseline dhls score sex age insurance status dhls scores improved significantly experimental group control group adjusted mean 55 vs 53 f 47 df 1 p 03 interaction experimental group health literacy level significant f 637 df 2 p 002 experimental effect significant participants inadequate health literacy p 009 conclusions positive effect dhls scores suggests animation great potential improving diabetes health literacy among latinos limited functional health literacy study needed targets participants inadequate health literacy uses english spanish versions video