What do you Know about... Health Literacy?

According to Public Health England health literacy is:

“people having the skills (language, literacy and numeracy), knowledge, understanding and confidence to access, understand, evaluate, use and navigate health and social care information and services”.

Source: Improving Health Literacy to Reduce Health Inequalities (Briefing Summary) p.5

This quiz aims to help raise awareness of health literacy:

- It includes hints and related information
- At the end, submit results to see your score & answers
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* 1. In 2012, 1 in 6 adults (i.e. 7.1 million people) in England had very poor literacy skills. What percentage is this?

See: Literacy Trust Website ('Adult Literacy Statistics')

10%

15%

20%

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* 2. Your prescription says to take 2 tablets, 3 times daily. This means… (select one)

6 at the same time

3 on 2 separate occasions in the day

2 at morning, 2 at mid-afternoon, 2 at bedtime

2 every 3 days

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* 3. In deciding which health information to trust, what might you ask? (select all that apply)
See: How to Spot Fake News (IFLA)

How up-to-date is it?

How long will it take to read?

Who produced it?

Is it backed-up by other information accurately?

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* 4. Which one do you think is a more reliable source for health information?
See: Finding Quality Health Resources Online

Patient.info

Wikipedia

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* 5. Which one resource contains hundreds of leaflets on health conditions that NHS staff can give to their patients?

BMJ Best Practice

KnowledgeShare

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* 6. 'Health inequalities' means... (select one)
See: Jargon Buster (Think Local Act Personal)

The health of people, and how they are able to get the health care they need

Differences in how healthy different groups of people are, and how easily they are able to get the health care they need

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* 7. Your patient's appointment for a videofluoroscopy to investigate dysphagia is at 15:00hrs in Radiology. As well as giving them a letter with a map, what could you best say so they understand and attend?
See: Patient Information (NHS Improvement, England) & The Health Literacy Place - Tools and Techniques (NHS Education for Scotland)

Go to Radiology Reception at 15:00hrs for treatment

Go to Reception at 15:00hrs - they will explain everything

Go to X-Ray Reception at 3pm for treatment about their swallowing problems

Go to Radiology Reception at 3pm for treatment

What do you Know about... Health Literacy?

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* 1. In 2012, 1 in 6 adults (i.e. 7.1 million people) in England had very poor literacy skills. What percentage is this?See: Literacy Trust Website ('Adult Literacy Statistics')

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* 2. Your prescription says to take 2 tablets, 3 times daily. This means… (select one)

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* 3. In deciding which health information to trust, what might you ask? (select all that apply)See: How to Spot Fake News (IFLA)

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* 4. Which one do you think is a more reliable source for health information?See: Finding Quality Health Resources Online

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* 5. Which one resource contains hundreds of leaflets on health conditions that NHS staff can give to their patients?

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* 6. 'Health inequalities' means... (select one)See: Jargon Buster (Think Local Act Personal)

Question Title

* 1. In 2012, 1 in 6 adults (i.e. 7.1 million people) in England had very poor literacy skills. What percentage is this?

See: Literacy Trust Website ('Adult Literacy Statistics')

* 3. In deciding which health information to trust, what might you ask? (select all that apply)
See: How to Spot Fake News (IFLA)

* 4. Which one do you think is a more reliable source for health information?
See: Finding Quality Health Resources Online

* 6. 'Health inequalities' means... (select one)
See: Jargon Buster (Think Local Act Personal)