Assessment of Health Literacy Among Adult Patients in the United Arab Emirates to Facilitate Clinical Trials Recruitment. (LIT)

July 18, 2014 updated by: Dr Satish Chandra, Tawam Hospital
Health Literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about health and medical care. Health informatin can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills. About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Detailed Description

Health literacy is the ability to understand health information and to use that information to make good decisions about health and medical care. Health information can overwhelm even people with advanced literacy skills.

About one third of the adult population in the United States has limited health literacy (Berkman ND, Davis TC, McCormack L. Health literacy:what is it? J Health Commun. 2010; 15 Suppl 2: 9-19). Initial assessment of regulatory compliance in research studies in the UAE indicated poor understanding of medical information by patients/subjects (AAMDHREC 12/55).

Health Literacy Survey (HLS) will be conducted on adults visiting the participating UAE hospitals/clinics. The survey will be conducted by a trained bilingual healthcare professional such as a team of medical residents.

The investigators study attempts to identify the population that are unable to understand health information or are impaired in their understanding of health information.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

1500

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult 18+

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 and above
  • Willing to consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Less than 18
  • Severly ill
  • Unable to consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Young, 18 to 30
Middle, 31 to 50
Older, 51 to 70

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Patient unable to read and write.
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Tawam Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 17, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 21, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 18, 2014

Last Verified

July 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CRD 262/13

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