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Title Tailored health literacy interventions for people with deafness and hearing loss: an ongoing systematic review |
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Type Poster Presentation Only |
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Theme Global Health Literacy Summit 2021 |
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Topic Health literacy and people with special needs |
Authors
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Main Author Roberto Croci1 |
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Presenting Author Paola De Castro2 |
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Co-Author Camillo Galluccio3 Giovanna Failla6 Amir Zuccalà4 Antonio Mistretta1 5 Paola De Castro2 |
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Department / Institution / Country Science Communication / Italian National Institute of Health / Italy (Italia)1 Science Communication (Head) / Italian National Institute of Health / Italy (Italia)2 Health Department, Head / Italian Association of the Deaf (Ente Nazionale Sordi) / Italy (Italia)3 Projects Office / Italian Association of the Deaf (Ente Nazionale Sordi) / Italy (Italia)4 University of Catania / Department "G.F. Ingrassia" / Italy (Italia)5 Training Service / Italian National Institute of Health / Italy (Italia)6 |
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Abstract Content (abstracts should be written in Size 11 font, Arial font style) Background: deafness and disabling hearing loss (DHL) are estimated to be among the five major causes of disability worldwide. In Italy, more than 5% of the general population lives with DHL. Health literacy (HL) is a well-established social determinant of health, with far-ranging implications on people’s overall wellbeing. To inform a pilot national-based project on applicable HL interventions for people with DHL, we aimed at exploring scholarly articles through a systematic review. Methods: In March 2021, we performed a structured literature search in four biomedical repositories: PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library. To frame the research question, we adopted a Population, Intervention, Comparison and Outcome (PICO) model as follows: P = the entire DHL population, regardless of the age; I = all types of broadly defined HL approaches, C = non-DHL population, no HL intervention, or no comparison; O = all direct or proxy measures of HL. Across all databases, we combined controlled thesaurus terms defining HL, DHL, with Boolean operators. We included all type of articles, except for editorials and brief notes, written in English after 2000. Additionally, to address potential gaps in the search strategy, we received meaningful insights from leaders and advocates of people with DHL. We will report all items and results according to the Preferred Reporting Items Statement for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis 2020 (PRISMA 2020) statement. Results: we retrieved a total of 723 records. As the review is still ongoing, inclusion has not been completed. However, we have preliminarily identified common enablers of successful HL interventions: family, educators and peer involvement, visually attractive educational material, and culturally aware approaches. Conclusions: there is an acute need to accrue updated evidence on how to structure scientifically informed, effective HL interventions for this peculiar subpopulation, in all age groups, especially for adults outside school settings. Overcoming the ableism paradigm is crucial. Fostering inclusive participation through tailored Problem-Based Learning approaches is an intriguing yet hitherto neglected future perspective. |
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Other Topics Preferences(Maximum of two topics only and please note that the Program Committee reserves the right to decide on the final presentation format.) 17. Health literacy policy and advocacy 23. Health literacy and cultural appropriateness |
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