Background
Critical health literacy
Community-based approaches
Methods
Search strategy and selection of studies
Quality assessment, data extraction and data synthesis
Ref | Study (year) | Study aim | Target population; study setting | Actors participating in the study | Data collection methods | Pre-dominant theme | |
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General older adult population | |||||||
25 | Hamrosi Bpharm et al. (2014) | To explore needs and expectations regarding written information of medicines, and to determine related barriers and facilitators | People who had taken at least one medicine prescription in the last 12 months, aged 21–80; New South Wales, Australia | priority community, researchers | focus groups | X | |
26 | O’Brien et al. (2011) | To explore the concept of elder abuse by engaging with older people living in the community | Older adults, aged 65–89; Ireland and Northern Ireland | older adults, practitioner, community worker, researchers | focus groups | X | |
27 | Punnaraj et al. (2010) | To develop a community health care model for providing care to older adults | Older adults, aged 60+; Northeast Thailand | older adults, family members, community leaders, nurses, health care volunteers, local government officials, researchers | interviews, participatory observations, focus groups | X | X |
28 | Sanders et al. (2006) | To develop and evaluate an education programme to help older people find out about treatment and care choices at the end of life | Older adults;Sheffield, UK | voluntary community advisors representing older adults, community members, researchers | workshops | X | |
29 | Valokivi (2004) | To explore citizenship in the local health care and social service system | Older adults who received care, aged 80–94; rural middle sized municipality in Finland | older adults, informal caregivers(relatives), researcher | semi-structured interviews | X | |
30 | Ward (2014) | To explore how older people learn to sustain their own and others’ well-being | Older adults, aged 60–97; UK | older adults, voluntary sector manager, researchers | interviews, focus groups | X | |
Older adults with a (risk of) disease | |||||||
31 | Adili et al. (2013) | To explore the ways in which women learned to live with type 2 diabetes | Women with diabetes, aged 55–82; Newcastle, Australia | older women, family members, researcher | Interviews, informal conversations, discussion groups | X | X |
32 | Espenschied et al. (2012) | To explore the needs for post genetic-cancer-risk-assessment of patients with increased risk for breast and/or ovarian cancer | Women with increased cancer risk, aged 26–74; Hope, USA | older women, family members, professionals, field experts, clinical researchers | Interactive conference | X | X |
33 | Evans et al. (2007) | To identify key messages about pre-diabetes, and to develop an educational toolkit to address the information needs of patients and health care professionals | Patients with (pre-) diabetes, aged 48–79, and health professionals; urban and rural areas in UK | (pre-) diabetes patients, health professionals, diabetes experts, researchers | focus groups, interviews, videotaped consultations | X | X |
Ethnic minorities and migrants | |||||||
34 | Andrews et al. (2007) | To develop a culturally sensitive smoking cessation intervention with public housing neighborhoods | African American residents of public housing neighborhoods; Augusta-Richmond county, Georgia, USA | neighborhood residents, community health workers, community advisory board, researchers | neighborhood surveys, focus groups, interviews | X | |
35 | Balbale et al. (2014) | To develop culturally tailored health messages by using visual and participatory action techniques | Mexican females, aged 65+; Chicago, USA | Mexican older women, researchers | photo-elicitation, in-depth interviews, focus groups | X | X |
36 | Boise et al. (2013) | To explore perceptions regarding health needs and barriers to health care | African immigrants and refugees, aged 14–67; Portland, USA | African immigrants and refugees, family members, service providers, researchers | informal conversations, community meeting, house meetings | X | |
37 | Collier et al. (2012) | To identify mental health needs and ideal service delivery systems of/for a Hmong community | Laos Hmong community, aged 18–70; Eau Claire, USA | Hmong community members, Hmong professionals, community service providers, researchers | focus groups, key informant interviews | X | |
38 | Cusack et al. (2013) | To explore knowledge, use and experiences of over-the-counter analgesics | Aboriginal community, aged 20–80; north-west Adelaide, Australia | Aboriginal community, Aboriginal Elder, researchers | focus groups, interviews | X | X |
39 | Holkup et al. (2007) | To prevent elder abuse by an elder focused, family centered, community-based conference | Native American older adults; northwestern community in USA | older adults, family members, community members, spiritual leader, health and social service providers, researchers | Family Care Conference | X | |
40 | Petrucka et al. (2007) | To explore capacity building and cultural competency in health professional education and health-care delivery | Two Saskatchewan Aboriginal communities; southern Saskatchewan, Canada | community members, Aboriginal Elders, researchers | hearing circles | X | |
41 | Zanjani and Rowles (2012) | To increase knowledge on mental health and aging, and to explore culturally appropriateness of interventions on mental health-related topics | Older adults, aged 65+; rural Appalachian-Kentucky, USA | community members, professional community liaisons, researchers | focus groups | X | X |
Ethnic minorities and migrants with a disease | |||||||
42 | Braun et al. (2002) | To examine cancer experiences, including the impact of fatalistic attitudes, access to healthcare, and culturally linked values | Native Hawaiians who survived cancer, aged 36–86; Hawai, USA | cancer patients, native Hawaiian social worker, native Hawaiian co-investigator, native Hawaiian clinicians, researchers | focus groups | X | |
43 | Carlson et al. (2006) | To explore how communities use and value the internet and libraries for health information | African Americans with and without diabetes, aged 60+; Charleston and Georgetown counties, USA | community members, faith community, public librarians, diabetes advocacy group, rural community center staff, information technology community members | survey, focus groups | X | X |
44 | Eggly et al. (2013) | To develop a communication tool to address racial disparities in cancer care | Black African-American cancer patients, aged 40+; southeast Michigan, USA | cancer patients, community advisory committee, representatives of community health organizations, oncologists, researchers | semi-structured interviews | X | X |
45 | Grigg-Saito et al. (2008) | To eliminate health disparities in cardiovascular disease and diabetes by increasing knowledge, access to health care and awareness of health care beliefs | Cambodian older adult refugees, aged 50+; Lowell, USA | Cambodian community, community leaders and elders, health providers, human services staff, government agency staff, researchers | surveys, focus groups | X | |
46 | Kieffer et al. (2004) | To reduce disparities in diabetes by reducing the prevalence and impact of diabetes and its risk factors | African-American and Latino community members, aged 8–76; eastside and southwest Detroit, USA | community members, family members, community-based organizations staff, policy makers, health system developers, community health center staff, researchers | focus groups | X | X |
47 | Pierre-Louis et al. (2011) | To understand experiences of people with diabetes and to envision new patterns of health | African American women with diabetes, aged 35–68; urban community, USA | African American women with diabetes, nursing students, researcher | Interviews | X |