A scoping review of the use of visual aids in health education materials for persons with low-literacy levels
| dc.contributor.author | Mbanda, Njabulo Mary-Louise Patience | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dada, Shakila | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bastable, Kirsty | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gimbler-Berglund, Ingalill | |
| dc.contributor.author | Schlosser, Ralf W. | |
| dc.contributor.email | shakila.dada@up.ac.za | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-27T08:52:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-27T08:52:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-05 | |
| dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE : To conduct a scoping review on the literature on visual aids in health education for persons with low-literacy. METHODS : A scoping review methodology was employed. Pre-defined selection criteria identified 47 studies for inclusion. Data were extracted in relation to: (a) definitions of low-literacy and health literacy, (b) population studied, (c) research country, (d) consent procedures, (e) visual aids used, (f) development of visual aids, and (g) targeted outcomes. RESULTS : Visual aids developed with persons with low-literacy demonstrated statistically significant improvements in health literacy outcomes, with benefits in medication adherence and comprehension also reported. Pictograms and videos were the most effective visual aids. Only one study adapted consent procedures for low-literacy participants. DISCUSSION : Visual aids in health education materials may benefit persons with low-literacy levels, but large gaps in the research base are evident. Experimental research in low- and middle-income countries, with a particular focus on consent for participants with low-literacy is needed. PRACTIVE IMPLICATIONS : Visual aid design needs to include stakeholders. Consent procedures and decision-making need to be specifically adapted for participants with low-literacy. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | hj2022 | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The National Institute of Humanities and Social Science. Travel for collaboration on the project was funded by the NRF/STINT. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.elsevier.com/locate/pateducou | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Mbanda, N., Dada, S., Bastable, K. et al. 2021, 'A scoping review of the use of visual aids in health education materials for persons with low-literacy levels', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 998-1017, doi : 10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.034. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0738-3991 | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.034 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86481 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Patient Education and Counseling. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 104, no. 5, pp. 998-1017, 2021. doi : 10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.034. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Consent | en_US |
| dc.subject | Health education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Low health literacy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Low-literacy | en_US |
| dc.subject | Scoping review | en_US |
| dc.subject | Visual aids | en_US |
| dc.title | A scoping review of the use of visual aids in health education materials for persons with low-literacy levels | en_US |
| dc.type | Postprint Article | en_US |