An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy
Swinburne, Glen, Duncan, Gregory J., McNamara, Kevin P., Stewart, Kay, Emmerton, Lynne and Hussainy, Safeera Y. 2014, An international survey of health literacy education within schools of pharmacy, Pharmacy education, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 93-100.
Background: Health literacy (HL) influences patients’ health status, use of the healthcare system and medication-relatedbehaviours. However, the concept is relatively new to pharmacy and its incorporation in academic curricula has notbeen examined.Aims: To explore HL training in pharmacy schools internationally, and academics’ opinions in regards to how it shouldbe taught and assessed.Methods: An anonymous, online survey was administered to academics who teach within pharmacy degree coursesfrom countries where English is the main language.
Results: Responses were received from 21 pharmacy schools in seven countries; 20 stated that HL was taught withintheir pharmacy degree, in four as a stand-alone topic. Small-group tutorials were thought to be the most beneficial formof teaching health literacy, best assessed using oral and objective structured clinical examinations. Conclusion: The majority of pharmacy schools taught health literacy and had similar opinions regarding best practiceteaching and assessment.
Language
eng
Field of Research
1115 Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences 1302 Curriculum And Pedagogy
Socio Economic Objective
970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences
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