Adolescent health literacy and the Internet

Jain, Anjali; Bickham, David S.

doi:10.1097/mop.0000000000000119

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“…Despite the differing performance of each health literacy instrument, we found that at least one-third of adolescents did not have adequate health literacy skills, which in turn predicted their health outcomes. Compared to previous generations, adolescents nowadays face significant health challenges in the 21st century such as the shift in disease burden from traditional communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases and conditions [54] and challenges that adolescents face when using the Internet to access online health information [55]. Therefore, it is imperative to equip themselves with health literacy, particularly critical thinking and decision-making skills, to address these health challenges at an early age.…”

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Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Guo

Davis

et al. 2020

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While adolescent health literacy has gained momentum, it is under-researched from a cross-cultural perspective. This study aims to compare health literacy among two cultural groups of secondary students in Beijing and Melbourne. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 770 students from five secondary schools in Beijing and Melbourne. A self-administered questionnaire was designed to collect information on health literacy (the eight-item health literacy assessment tool (HLAT-8), the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) and the 47-item Health Literacy Survey (HLS-47)), its antecedents and health outcomes. Overall, students’ health literacy in Melbourne (n = 120) was higher than that in Beijing (n = 650): 28.25 ± 6.00 versus 26.37 ± 5.89 (HLAT-8); and 4.13 ± 1.73 versus 3.65 ± 1.64 (NVS). The proportion of students with low health literacy varied by instruments, representing 23.7–32.2% in Melbourne and 29.0%–45.5% in Beijing. In both cultural groups, students’ self-efficacy, social support, and perceptions of school environment were associated with their health literacy, which in turn predicted their health behaviours, patient-provider communication and health status. Given the nature of our study design and small samples, a cautious conclusion would be that adolescent health literacy is sensitive to the broad cultural context and might be an interactive outcome influenced by an individual’s health skills and the social environment. Particularly, creating a supportive school environment is critical to develop adolescent health literacy that would eventually contribute to better health outcomes.

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Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Guo

Davis

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“…For a majority of youth, online social networking sites are their first point of call when they want to find information, including health-related matters [17,18]. Thus, social media is a rich environment to recruit youth participants to participate in research.…”

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Ethical Issues of Social Media Usage in Healthcare

Denecke¹,

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“…Furthermore, traversing fragmented health services can be more difficult when transiting from child to adult services. [8][9][10][11][12] Youth healthcare can be a challenging area to work, partly because of limited support. [13][14][15][16] A systematic review suggested youth access to sexual and reproductive health services is hindered by service accessibility; privacy and confidentiality; and staff characteristics and competencies.…”

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“…Although many are digitally literate, many have limited health literacy, partly because of stigma. Furthermore, traversing fragmented health services can be more difficult when transiting from child to adult services …”

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Understanding practitioner perspectives of youth healthcare using thematic and lexical analyses

Jarrett

2019

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BackgroundYouth health issues represent a “wicked problem” – they are complex and multifaceted. Furthermore, they are likely to require novel approaches to understand their complexity and develop novel solutions.ObjectiveGiven the importance of youth healthcare, and the need for novel approaches, the aim of this article was to demonstrate the innovative use of two research methods – thematic and lexical analyses – to better understand practitioner perspectives of youth healthcare. It clarifies the factors that shape practitioner ability to support young people and opportunities to improve practice.Design and SettingFocus groups and interviews were conducted with 37 youth health practitioners. They represented government and non‐government services; hospital and community services; and metropolitan and regional services.ResultsThematic analysis highlighted the complexity of participants' work and the judgements made as they negotiated relationships with young people and ancillary services. Lexical analysis revealed two hitherto neglected dimensions of the complexity of youth healthcare – uncertainty and corporeality.DiscussionIn addition to affirming the complexities of youth healthcare, this study revealed how practitioners (can) negotiate these complexities. These findings were only possible because of the innovative use of the two research methods.ConclusionsThis study has important theoretical, methodological and practical implications. Theoretically, it is the first to view the complexities of youth healthcare through the wicked problem lens. Methodologically, it highlights the complementary value of thematic and lexical analyses. Practically, it reinforces the importance of policy support and professional development to enable practitioners to grasp the complexities of their work.

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Adolescent health literacy and the Internet

Cited by 40 publications

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Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Ethical Issues of Social Media Usage in Healthcare

Understanding practitioner perspectives of youth healthcare using thematic and lexical analyses

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