Health Literacy as Controversy

An Online Community’s Discussion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Acetaminophen Recommendations

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4635566
AutoresMichael Mackert (0000-0002-1758-5354, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), Brad Love (0000-0003-0828-9876, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), Erin Donovan-Kicken (The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA), Katharine A Uhle (The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA)
Ano2011
Volume21
Fascículo12
Páginas1607-1617
Data de publicação2011-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732311417731
PMID21788648
OpenAlexW2158267159
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas35

Adults in the United States increasingly use the Internet for health information, and online discussions can provide insights into public perceptions of health issues. The purpose of this project was to investigate public perceptions of issues related to health literacy, within the context of a conversation about recommendations to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, driven by concerns about acetaminophen-related liver injuries due in part to health literacy issues. The discussion took place July 2-8, 2009, on a technology/science blog and included 625 comments. Participants debated the risks and benefits of acetaminophen, and most believed responsibility for taking medication safely falls on consumers. Some were implicitly aware of issues related to health literacy and its relationship to patient outcomes; most felt improved education is all that is needed, whereas others acknowledged that health information is confusing-particularly for the elderly and sick. Recommendations for future research into public perceptions of health literacy are discussed

Conversation · Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Public health · Public relations · The Internet · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Misinformation and Its Impacts · Nursing · Psychology · Social Media in Health Education