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    Conceptualisation and development of the Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT)

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    O'Hara, J; Hawkins, M; Batterham, R; Dodson, S; Osborne, RH; Beauchamp, A
    Date
    2018-03-22
    Source Title
    BMC Health Services Research
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    BMC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Beauchamp, Alison
    Affiliation
    Medicine and Radiology
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    O'Hara, J., Hawkins, M., Batterham, R., Dodson, S., Osborne, R. H. & Beauchamp, A. (2018). Conceptualisation and development of the Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT). BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 18 (1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-3037-6.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/254794
    DOI
    10.1186/s12913-018-3037-6
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to develop a tool to support health workers' ability to identify patients' multidimensional health literacy strengths and challenges. The tool was intended to be suitable for administration in healthcare settings where health workers must identify health literacy priorities as the basis for person-centred care. METHODS: Development was based on a qualitative co-design process that used the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) as a framework to generate questions. Health workers were recruited to participate in an online consultation, a workshop, and two rounds of pilot testing. RESULTS: Participating health workers identified and refined ten questions that target five areas of assessment: supportive professional relationships, supportive personal relationships, health information access and comprehension, current health behaviours, and health promotion barriers and support. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary evidence suggests that application of the Conversational Health Literacy Assessment Tool (CHAT) can support health workers to better understand the health literacy challenges and supportive resources of their patients. As an integrated clinical process, the CHAT can supplement existing intake and assessment procedures across healthcare settings to give insight into patients' circumstances so that decisions about care can be tailored to be more appropriate and effective.

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