Lived experiences of radiation therapists using health literacy strategies with patients-A qualitative review using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Adaptive communication is an essential requirement to deliver quality patient-centred care. Determining patients' informational needs and acting on the needs are skills radiation therapists (RTs) employ daily with patients. Learning health literacy (HL) strategies to assist with the informational delivery provides RTs with options to improve patients' understanding of vital radiotherapy treatment information or tasks. This research investigates the lived experiences of RTs from the Illawarra and Shoalhaven Cancer Care Centres in Australia using HL strategies during patient interactions after undertaking HL training workshops.

Methods

An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach was used. Audio-recorded semi-structured interviews were conducted with

SUBMITTER: Kelly T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9442295 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature