Development and Design of a Health Literacy Self-Assessment Tool for Student Musicians

Suzanne Wijsman, Bronwen J Ackermann, Vera Baadjou, Rae De Lisle, Jane Ginsborg, Christine Guptill, Bridget Rennie-Salonen, Peter Visentin

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Abstract

Background:
Health literacy has been defined by the World Health Organisation as “the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health.”1 Strategies to improve the health of music students by the simple provision of health education are often obstructed by student behaviours, attitudes and institutional cultures. A multidimensional health literacy self-assessment tool can help to gain understanding of underlying factors that may impede the effectiveness of health education and improved health outcomes for this population. This presentation will outline the process of developing a health literacy self-assessment tool for musicians.
1 http://www.who.int/healthpromotion/conferences/en/
Methods:
A conceptual framework for defining health literacy (Sørensen et al. 2012) and systematic review of existing tools (Haun et al. 2014) were used to identify health literacy dimensions applicable to this population. Evidence-based multidisciplinary research into musicians’ health, health promotion and education then informed the selection and adaptation of questions and their psychometric properties for a musicians’ health literacy assessment tool.
Results:
Development and design of a health literacy self-assessment tool for pilot trial in tertiary music education settings.

Conclusions:
A multidisciplinary approach and existing conceptual frameworks can inform the design of a multidimensional health literacy tool for student musician populations to study factors which impede improved health outcomes for music students.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2018
EventAustralian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare - Novotel Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Duration: 1 Dec 20182 Dec 2018
https://www.aspah.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-Conference-Schedule-Draft-1Oct.pdf

Conference

ConferenceAustralian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare
Abbreviated titleASPAH
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CitySydney
Period1/12/182/12/18
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