What do you know about...Health Literacy?

What is 'health literacy'?

Health literacy is about a person's ability to
understand and use information to make decisions about their health.

Source: Health Literacy, NHS Digital Service Manual

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This quiz aims to help raise awareness of health literacy.

- It includes hints and information.

- At the end, click 'Submit' to see your score and answers!

- Enquiries? Contact us: library.services@southernhealth.nhs.uk

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* 1. What are lower levels of health literacy associated with? (tick all that apply)
See: Health literacy 'how to' guide, Health Education England, p.5

Less engagement with preventative programmes

Less likelihood of making informed lifestyle choices

Higher levels of morbidity

Reduced ability to manage long term health conditions

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* 2. According to Ipsos MORI's ‘GP Patient Survey’ in 2019, what percentage of people accessed their medical records online?
See: Digital heathcare: our position, The Kings Fund

4% (four percent)

8% (eight percent

15% (fifteen percent)

16% (sixteen percent)

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* 3. We all use different words to mean similar things. What word does the NHS say is commonly used by patients for the word 'chemist'?
See: A-Z of NHS health writing, NHS Digital

Dispensary

Pharmacy

Apothecary

Boots

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* 4. Jargon - such as abbreviations - can sometimes cause misunderstanding so only use if necessary. What do the written letters ‘BP’ stand for?
See: Abbreviations commonly found in medical records, NHS

Pressure level

Bowl problems

Hypertension

Blood pressure

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* 5. Medical terms can often confuse patients. What is 'hyperglycaemia' better known as?
See: Health A-Z, NHS

Low blood sugar

HbA1c levels

Diabetes

High blood sugar

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* 6. Language can sometimes be misinterpreted. With medications, a 'dose' is a relative term that may include a quantity of tablets, whereas a 'number' of tablets is absolute.

If an adult takes the recommended dose of 2 tablets every 6 hours, what is the maximum number of DOSES they can take in a 24 hour period?

Hint: Divide 24 hours by 6, then multiply the result by the recommended dose (i.e. 2). See: Paracetamol (Patient.info website)

3 (three) doses

4 (four) doses

6 (six) doses

8 (eight) doses

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* 7. What aspects might you consider to distinguish fact from fiction?
See: How to Spot Fake News, IFLA

Own beliefs - author's credentials - the whole story

What others say - author's age - publication date

Supporting sources - humour - price

Number of 'likes' - celebrity endorsement - number of retweets / shares

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* 8. Electronic resources BMJ Best Practice, and Dynamed (HHFT staff only), help support your clinical decision-making with evidence-based information. What do both contain that you can give to your patients?
See: the library website

Lists of specialists offering private medical treatment

Prescriptions

Book lists for further reading

Information leaflets on health conditions

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* 9. A doctor talks to their patient during a physical examination. Which statement is preferable?

I can feel a lump about 2-3 millimeters in diameter

I can feel a lump in your armpit about the size of a pea

I can feel a cyst in your axilla about the size of a 1p coin

I can feel a small mass in your armpit about 2-3 millimeters wide

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* 10. How can healthcare providers help support health literacy with service users? (tick all that apply)
See: Five key skills (motivational interviewing), Royal College of Nursing

Ask open questions (e.g. how, what, when, why, where)

Keep sentences short

Use plain language

Check for understanding

What do you know about...Health Literacy?

What is 'health literacy'?

Question Title

* 1. What are lower levels of health literacy associated with? (tick all that apply)See: Health literacy 'how to' guide, Health Education England, p.5

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* 2. According to Ipsos MORI's ‘GP Patient Survey’ in 2019, what percentage of people accessed their medical records online?See: Digital heathcare: our position, The Kings Fund

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* 3. We all use different words to mean similar things. What word does the NHS say is commonly used by patients for the word 'chemist'?See: A-Z of NHS health writing, NHS Digital

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* 4. Jargon - such as abbreviations - can sometimes cause misunderstanding so only use if necessary. What do the written letters ‘BP’ stand for?See: Abbreviations commonly found in medical records, NHS

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* 5. Medical terms can often confuse patients. What is 'hyperglycaemia' better known as?See: Health A-Z, NHS

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* 7. What aspects might you consider to distinguish fact from fiction?See: How to Spot Fake News, IFLA

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* 8. Electronic resources BMJ Best Practice, and Dynamed (HHFT staff only), help support your clinical decision-making with evidence-based information. What do both contain that you can give to your patients? See: the library website

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* 9. A doctor talks to their patient during a physical examination. Which statement is preferable?

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* 10. How can healthcare providers help support health literacy with service users? (tick all that apply)See: Five key skills (motivational interviewing), Royal College of Nursing

* 1. What are lower levels of health literacy associated with? (tick all that apply)
See: Health literacy 'how to' guide, Health Education England, p.5

* 2. According to Ipsos MORI's ‘GP Patient Survey’ in 2019, what percentage of people accessed their medical records online?
See: Digital heathcare: our position, The Kings Fund

* 3. We all use different words to mean similar things. What word does the NHS say is commonly used by patients for the word 'chemist'?
See: A-Z of NHS health writing, NHS Digital

* 4. Jargon - such as abbreviations - can sometimes cause misunderstanding so only use if necessary. What do the written letters ‘BP’ stand for?
See: Abbreviations commonly found in medical records, NHS

* 5. Medical terms can often confuse patients. What is 'hyperglycaemia' better known as?
See: Health A-Z, NHS

* 7. What aspects might you consider to distinguish fact from fiction?
See: How to Spot Fake News, IFLA

* 8. Electronic resources BMJ Best Practice, and Dynamed (HHFT staff only), help support your clinical decision-making with evidence-based information. What do both contain that you can give to your patients?
See: the library website

* 10. How can healthcare providers help support health literacy with service users? (tick all that apply)
See: Five key skills (motivational interviewing), Royal College of Nursing