How Do Healthcare Professionals Develop the Communication Process to Promote Patients’ Health Literacy?

Flaviane Cristina Rocha Cesar (), Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante Oliveira, Mariana Cristyen Galvão and Ana Luiza Andrade Lacerda
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Flaviane Cristina Rocha Cesar: Medical College, Mineiros University Center (UNFIMES), Mineiros 75833-130, Brazil
Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante Oliveira: Nursing School, Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Goiânia 74690-900, Brazil
Mariana Cristyen Galvão: Medical College, Mineiros University Center (UNFIMES), Mineiros 75833-130, Brazil
Ana Luiza Andrade Lacerda: Medical College, Mineiros University Center (UNFIMES), Mineiros 75833-130, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the communication process of healthcare professionals for the promotion of health literacy. It is a qualitative study that utilized individual online interviews with 46 healthcare professionals working in Brazil. The thematic content analysis technique proposed by Bardin was employed, and Atlas Ti software assisted in the assessment and interpretation of the texts. Content categorization revealed 26 sub-themes, and the coding of these identified nine themes and three categories. The communication process in health literacy education was composed of a set of interdependent and interrelated variables termed emotions, professional preparedness, interprofessional collaboration, patient needs assessment, building rapport, family inclusion in the educational process, environmental aspects, strategies, and resources for teaching and learning. These data may support the analysis of health communication in healthcare services, the creation of data collection instruments, and the development of training programs to enhance skills within the context of the identified variables.

Keywords: health literacy; health communication; healthcare personnel; health education; health educators; consumer health information; patient education (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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