Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review

Abstract Chronic pain is a prevalent health condition that imposes a significant burden on the global health system. Health literacy is a determinant of the quality of pain management which directly impacts public and individual health. However, the existing health literacy measurements have predomi...

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Main Authors: Zhiyi Qian, Grace Y Wang, Marcus Henning, Yan Chen
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-11-01
Series:BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04698-6
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description Abstract Chronic pain is a prevalent health condition that imposes a significant burden on the global health system. Health literacy is a determinant of the quality of pain management which directly impacts public and individual health. However, the existing health literacy measurements have predominantly focused on medical models stemmed from Western culture and the knowledge of non-Western health models has largely been neglected. This review scopes refereed health literacy publications with regard to traditional Chinese medicine and chronic pain to explore and identify 1) the conceptual basis underlying the development of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy in this area, and 2) measurement tools used in this area and their associated psychometric qualities. Twenty-eight journal articles were assessed and the results showed that most studies’ conceptual frameworks were unable to cover three key health literacy aspects defined by the World Health Organization (access, understand, and apply). Furthermore, the identified health literacy measurement tools generally lacked rigorous psychometric evaluation. Future studies should focus on exploring a comprehensive model that encompasses various health models and developing measurement tools with more culturally representative psychometric assessments.
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spelling doaj-art-b0cc39fa65de4346a05503dc1e6dfc6b2024-11-17T12:09:31ZengBMCBMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies2662-76712024-11-0124111810.1186/s12906-024-04698-6Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping reviewZhiyi Qian0Grace Y Wang1Marcus Henning2Yan Chen3Centre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, School of Medicine, University of Auckland Grafton CampusSchool of Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Southern QueenslandCentre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, School of Medicine, University of Auckland Grafton CampusCentre for Medical and Health Sciences Education, School of Medicine, University of Auckland Grafton CampusAbstract Chronic pain is a prevalent health condition that imposes a significant burden on the global health system. Health literacy is a determinant of the quality of pain management which directly impacts public and individual health. However, the existing health literacy measurements have predominantly focused on medical models stemmed from Western culture and the knowledge of non-Western health models has largely been neglected. This review scopes refereed health literacy publications with regard to traditional Chinese medicine and chronic pain to explore and identify 1) the conceptual basis underlying the development of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy in this area, and 2) measurement tools used in this area and their associated psychometric qualities. Twenty-eight journal articles were assessed and the results showed that most studies’ conceptual frameworks were unable to cover three key health literacy aspects defined by the World Health Organization (access, understand, and apply). Furthermore, the identified health literacy measurement tools generally lacked rigorous psychometric evaluation. Future studies should focus on exploring a comprehensive model that encompasses various health models and developing measurement tools with more culturally representative psychometric assessments.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04698-6Health literacyMeasurementTraditional Chinese medicineChronic painPsychometric evaluation
spellingShingle Zhiyi Qian
Grace Y Wang
Marcus Henning
Yan Chen
Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Health literacy
Measurement
Traditional Chinese medicine
Chronic pain
Psychometric evaluation
title Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review
title_full Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review
title_fullStr Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review
title_full_unstemmed Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review
title_short Measurements of traditional Chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain: a scoping review
title_sort measurements of traditional chinese medicine health literacy regarding chronic pain a scoping review
topic Health literacy
Measurement
Traditional Chinese medicine
Chronic pain
Psychometric evaluation
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-024-04698-6
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