Document Type

Capstone

Title

Evidence-Based Health Literacy Training Program for Occupational Therapy Professionals : Program Development and Evaluation

Authors

Cheryl Miller-Scott, Nova Southeastern University

Degree Name

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (Dr.OT)

Copyright Statement

All rights reserved. This publication is intended for use solely by faculty, students, and staff of Nova Southeastern University. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, now known or later developed, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the author or the publisher.

Department

College of Health Care Sciences – Occupational Therapy Department

First Advisor

Dr. Adrienne Lauer

Second Advisor

Dr. Catherine Pierce

Publication Date / Copyright Date

4-2014

Publisher

Nova Southeastern University

NSUWorks Citation

Cheryl Miller-Scott. 2014. Evidence-Based Health Literacy Training Program for Occupational Therapy Professionals : Program Development and Evaluation. Capstone. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, College of Health Care Sciences – Occupational Therapy Department. (2)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_student_dissertations/2.

Abstract

This capstone project is a training program development and evaluation project. The purpose of the project was to develop, pilot, and evaluate an

evidence-based health literacy training program for occupational therapy professionals. Occupational therapy strives to be a science-driven profession, which provides client-centered care. Health literacy is a client-centered factor for which occupational therapy professionals require additional training to best serve their clients in all settings and across the lifespan. A review of health literacy literature was used in this project to develop the training program and offers a science-driven approach to this client-centered factor for occupational therapists to better serve their clients and their families. This program development project included pilot presentations of the training program at two locations, followed by the collection of feedback from the participants. The feedback was used to conduct a training program evaluation, which offered a platform for enhancements for future versions of the training program. The final objective of the project is to offer a program improvement plan and subsequently publish the evidence-based health literacy training program to make it available to all practicing occupational therapy professionals.

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

Keywords

Health and environmental sciences, Education, Health literacy, Occupational therapy, Patient education