Competencies of health personnel for the practice of health literacy in Brazil: A Delphi consensus survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to identify a set of competencies of health personnel for the practice of health literacy in Brazil.

Methods

Scoping review and online interviews with healthcare practitioners, followed by three rounds of the modified e-Delphi method with health literacy specialists from November/2020 to March/2021. During the rounds, the items were revised, new items added for review, and their importance was rated on a five-point Likert scale in an online form. Those items that achieved a mean Likert rating of 4+ (rated important to very important) and ≥ 90.0% agreement among the experts were maintained in each round.

Results

The initial competencies list contained 30 items from the literature scoping review and online interview with 46 Brazilian

SUBMITTER: Cesar FCR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9337629 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature