Examining the chronic disease health literacy of First Nations Australians: A mixed methods study

Chronic disease is the most significant contributor to the mortality gap between Australia’s First Nations people and the overall Australian population. This study explored chronic disease self-management and health literacy in First Nations adults living in remote Queensland. Key findings were poor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rheault, Haunnah
Format: Thesis
Language:unknown
Published: Queensland University of Technology 2022
Subjects:
Health literacy
Chronic disease
Indigenous health
First Nations people
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Health literacy questionnaire
Mixed methods
Yarning
Cultural safety
rural and remote health
Queensland
First Nations
Online Access:https://eprints.qut.edu.au/228618/
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Summary:Chronic disease is the most significant contributor to the mortality gap between Australia’s First Nations people and the overall Australian population. This study explored chronic disease self-management and health literacy in First Nations adults living in remote Queensland. Key findings were poor communication by healthcare providers coupled with limited health literacy abilities of individuals were the major barriers to active engagement with managing chronic disease. Providing a supportive health literacy environment and the provision of appropriate health information delivered in a cultural safe way using clinical yarning, may assist with closing the gap in First Nations people.

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