Towards Sustainable Good Health and Well-being : The Role of Health Literacy / edited by Torstein Hole, Marit Kvangarsnes, Bodil J. Landstad, Elise Kvalsund Bårdsgjerde, Sandra Elizabeth Tippett-Spirtou.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hole, Torstein., Editor.

Kvangarsnes, Marit., Editor.

Landstad, Bodil J., Editor.

Bårdsgjerde, Elise Kvalsund., Editor.

Tippett-Spirtou, Sandra Elizabeth., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical policy.

Public health.

Quality of life.

Nursing--Study and teaching.

Nursing.

Palliative treatment.

Health Policy.

Public Health.

Quality of Life Research.

Nursing Education.

Palliative Care.

Local Subjects:

Health Policy.

Public Health.

Quality of Life Research.

Nursing Education.

Palliative Care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXI, 209 p. 16 illus., 13 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

The purpose of this open access book is threefold. The first is to shed light on patient participation and health literacy for Good Health and Well-being, which is one of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Health literacy is considered a prerequisite for patients to be able to participate in shared decisions on their own treatment (WHO,1998). Health literacy has received increased international attention: the concept is linked to person-centred health services, sustainable resource utilization, health-promoting and preventive health work, treatment of chronic diseases and social inequality (WHO, 2016). The second purpose is to provide health professionals and students with educational models for building health literacy for patients and relatives. This purpose is linked to Quality Education, one of the UN's sustainability goals. The third purpose is to present critical perspectives on the demand for sustainability in healthcare services. Both ethical dilemmas and philosophical reflections on patient participation, health literacy and sustainability are presented. The Norwegian definition of health literacy is as follows: “Health competence is a person's ability to understand, assess and apply health information to be able to take knowledge-based decisions related to one's own health. This applies to both decisions related to lifestyle choices, disease prevention measures, self-management of disease and use of the health and care service” (Helsedireektoratet, 2020). The sustainability goal is clearly outlined in this definition, although the organisational perspective on health literacy is lacking. Patient participation leads to improved patient satisfaction and safety (Castro, Van Regenmortel, Vanhaecht, Sermeus, & Van Hecke, 2016; Collins, Britten, Ruusuvuori, & Thompson, 2007; Vahdat, Hamzehgardeshi, Hessam, & Hamzehgardeshi, 2014), efficient co-operation between patients and healthcare professionals, and enhanced management ofthe disease (Collins et al., 2007; Vahdat et al., 2014). Health literacy as well as patient participation are important aspects for sustainable development and good and effective healthcare services in the future. .

Contents:

Part I. Sustainability in good health and well-being

Chapter 1 . Linking Sustainable Good Health and Well-being to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Historical Perspective

Chapter 2. A Comprehensive Model for Patient Participation

Chapter 3. Using Qualitative Design to Study Health Literacy

Part II. Pedagogical approaches to building health literacy

Chapter 4. Building Health Literacy: A Pedagogical Model for Good Health and Well-being

Chapter 5. Supervision: A Tool for Good Health and Well-being

Chapter 6. Enhancing Health Literacy through Sustainable Digital Healthcare Solutions: System Development and Usage Perspectives

Part III. Experiences of Care and Health Literacy

Chapter 7. Building Health Literacy: Health Professionals’ Experiences in the Myocardial Infarction Pathway

Chapter 8. Patient Experience following Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Surgical Treatment

Chapter 9. A Narrative of Outsiderness: Visually Impaired Individuals' Experiences of Learning and Participation in Education and Working Life

Chapter 10. Empowering Agency: Enhancing Health Literacy Among Migrant Women through Health Parties: A Case Study

Chapter 11. The Role of Health Literacy and Care Pathways in the Provision of Palliative Care and Patient-centred Care: A Discussion Paper

Part IV. Concluding Remarks

Chapter 12. Conclusion.

ISBN:

9783031618109

3031618106