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Sickle cell trait knowledge and health literacy in caregivers who receive in-person sickle cell trait education.

Susan E CrearyIsmahan AdanJoseph StanekSarah H O'BrienDeena J ChisolmTanica JeffriesKristin ZajoElizabeth Varga
Published in: Molecular genetics & genomic medicine (2017)
Our results suggest that caregivers' baseline SCT knowledge is low, improves with in-person education but may decline with time. Caregivers who do not achieve high SCT knowledge after education had lower health literacy and baseline knowledge. Future studies should determine if adapting in-person education to caregivers' health literacy and knowledge levels results in high and sustained SCT knowledge among all caregivers and more individuals who know their SCT status.
Keyphrases
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • health information
  • gene expression
  • social media
  • current status