Lynnsay A Marsan, Christina E D'Arcy, Jeffrey T Olimpo
The Impact of an Interactive Statistics Module on Novices' Development of Scientific Process Skills and Attitudes in a First-Semester Research Foundations Course
Journal of microbiology & biology education
introduction gay bisexual men gbm account highest rates incident infection hiv us experience social systemic barriers accessing engaging healthcare services interacting healthcare providers complex process gbm hiv disease current study examined contributions cognition health literacy perceived interactions healthcare providers among gbm hiv disease methods sample included 100 adults hiv disease ages 2475 identified gbm participants completed dealing health professionals subscale beliefs related medication adherence survey well cogstate neuropsychological battery selfreport measures cognitive symptoms wellvalidated measures health literacy results worse performancebased cognition subjective cognitive symptoms associated perceived difficulties dealing healthcare providers associations fully mediated lower health literacy conclusion health literacy may play role association poorer cognitive functioning difficulties navigating healthcare interactions among gbm hiv disease studies needed determine whether cognitive approaches enhancing access understanding use health information gbm hiv disease improves healthcare interactions outcomes