Kai Wehkamp|Felicia Beatrice Kiefer|Friedemann Geiger|Fueloep Scheibler|Jens Ulrich Rueffer|Norbert Donner?Banzhoff|Cornelia Betsch
Enhancing Specific Health Literacy with a Digital Evidence-Based Patient Decision Aid for Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial
health literacy important competency make informed shared decisions line patients preferences hand lower health literacy associated poorer health outcomes evidencebased patient decision aids ebpda validated instruments support informed medical decisions empower patients relevant involvement care study aimed investigate effect digital ebpda hypertension health literacyin randomized controlled trial 124 participants presented webbased scenario related newly diagnosed condition arterial hypertension intervention group provided online decision aid control group prompted search related information without support specific health literacy hypertension operationalized based european survey health literacy hlseuq47the intervention group showed statistically significant increase subjectively perceived overall specific health literacy regarding hypertension p002 cohens d044 effect also statistically significant subcategories understanding appraising applying healthrelated information p005 least equal results could shown participants lower level education compared participants high levelthe findings suggest digital ebpdas effective easily scalable instrument improve populations specific health literacy possible advantage measure could patients addressed concerning important pressing personal decisions fostering awareness individuals need health literacy reflect ones options preferences ebpdas may also promising approach target vulnerable populations investigated ebpda seems perform equally less versus educated individuals future research may interesting investigate whether ebpdas effects general health literacy go beyond disease specifically addressed