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Table 2 Studies by intervention type and change in SNAPW and health literacy (figures are numbers of studies)

From: A systematic review of interventions in primary care to improve health literacy for chronic disease behavioral risk factors

Intervention type (no. of studies)

Intensity#

SNAPW* outcome (No. sig. studies/No. studies measuring SNAPW) (%)

Health literacy outcome (No. studies sig. outcome/No. studies measuring health literacy component) (%)

 

L

M

H

S

N

A

P

W

All SNAPW results (%)

Knowledge

Skills

Self efficacy

Stage change

Other health literacy

All health literacy results

Group education (15)

1

3

11

0/2

6/13

0/1

6/10

2/2

11/15 (73)

6/7

0

6/12

4/5

2/4

13/15 (87)

Individual counseling (11)

8

2

1

3/4

0/3

0

5/7

0/1

7/11 (64)

1/2

1/1

1/4

6/8

0/5

8/11 (73)

Multiple interventions (10)

1

5

4

1/3

5/7

0/1

2/6

2/3

9/10 (90)

3/6

0

2/4

5/6

0/1

7/10 (70)

Web/Computer (2)

2

0

0

0/1

2/2

0

1/1

0

2/2 (100)

0

0

0

1/2

0

1/2 (50)

Telephone (2)

0

1

1

0

0/1

0

0/1

0

0/2 (0)

1/1

0

1/1

1/1

0

2/2 (100)

Written material (12)

10

2

0

4/6

7/8

0

4/6

0/1

10/12 (83)

1/1

0/1

2/3

6/9

1/2

7/12 (58)

TOTALS (52)

22

13

17

8/16

20/34

0/2

18/32

4/7

39/52 (75)

11/17

1/2

12/24

23/31

3/12

38/52 (73)

  1. #L = Low, M = Medium, H = High; * S = Smoking, N = Nutrition, A = Alcohol consumption, P = Physical activity, W = Weight; i Includes social support, attitudes, beliefs, awareness and more likely to read information.