@conference{47488f9d498e4ef4add46ec1a418b014,
title = "Development and Design of a Health Literacy Self-Assessment Tool for Student Musicians",
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 (S{\o}rensen 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{\textquoteright} health, health promotion and education then informed the selection and adaptation of questions and their psychometric properties for a musicians{\textquoteright} 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. ",
keywords = "Music performance, Musicians' Health, Health Promotion, health education, Performing Arts Health, music, Injury Prevention, Healthy Communities, Music Education, Occupational health",
author = "Suzanne Wijsman and Ackermann, {Bronwen J} and Vera Baadjou and {De Lisle}, Rae and Jane Ginsborg and Christine Guptill and Bridget Rennie-Salonen and Peter Visentin",
year = "2018",
month = dec,
day = "2",
language = "English",
note = "Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare, ASPAH ; Conference date: 01-12-2018 Through 02-12-2018",
url = "https://www.aspah.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/2018-Conference-Schedule-Draft-1Oct.pdf",
}