Multi-staged development and pilot testing of a self-assessment tool for organizational health literacy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Until now a comprehensive, consensus-based tool that can be used by a variety of health care organizations for assessing their organizational health literacy (OHL) is not available. Therefore, we aimed to develop and test a literature- and consensus-based self-assessment tool.

Methods

The study is based on a scoping review that was previously published by the authors. For the development of the self-assessment tool, the criteria identified in the literature were synthesized with criteria gained through group discussions with representatives of different types of health care organizations (N = 27) all based in Hamburg (Germany). Consensus on the criteria was reached by conducting a Delphi process (N = 22). A review by the project's patient advisory council was incl

SUBMITTER: Klockmann I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature