Health Literacy

Question 1

Health literacy

Answer 1

Allows the OT practitioner to better understand:

• the client
• the client’s health environment
• the client’s occupations and health activities
• the client’s learning needs: information, adaptations, habits, processes, routines
• the client’s learning characteristics: cognitive style(holistic/BLUE, analytic/GOLD, field dependence/ORANGE)

Question 2

Learner Motivation and Readiness

Answer 2

• personally relevant
• intrinsic
• extrinsic
• just right challenge
• success

Question 3

Health Literate Environment

Answer 3

• provide info in EBP, health literate manner
• multi-sensory modality use
• learn client’s/ caregiver’s cognitive levels
• universally accessible communication, services, and materials

Question 4

Health Activities Objectives

Answer 4

• collaborate with OTR: appropriate timing and reinforcement of objective
• where will learning take place?
• duration of learning process?
• learner performance after process?
• skills are transferrable?
• client’s cognitive capacity (Pacing)?
• how much does client need (teach back)?