. Somaye Sayahi; . Masoud Bahrami; . Ahmad Ali Eslami; . Alireza Moafi
Volume 12, Issue 10 , November 2022, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Parents play a key role in the care, monitoring, management of symptomsexperienced in children with cancer, the support, and follow‑up of treatment. However, there is ...
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BACKGROUND: Parents play a key role in the care, monitoring, management of symptomsexperienced in children with cancer, the support, and follow‑up of treatment. However, there is apaucity of research as how to improve the health literacy of parents with cancer. The aim of thisstudy was to identify the best and most important strategies to promote health literacy in parents ofchildren with cancer.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A two‑step modified Delphi method was used to establish consensusin Iran in 2021. Fourteen experts representing oncology, clinical nursing, and faculty members ofnursing were selected by purposive sampling. In round one, 90 strategies to promote health literacyobtained in the qualitative study were distributed to the experts, which were scored from 1 to 5. Inorder to discuss statements without consensus in the first round, round two was held in a face‑to‑facemeeting. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and percentage of responsefrequency were used to calculate agreement levels between experts.RESULTS: In round one, 57 statements reached a consensus. In round two, 21 statements reached aconsensus. Finally, 78 statements reached consensus representing four domains including functionalhealth literacy, interactive health literacy, critical health literacy, and care health literacy.CONCLUSION: Delphi method helps to identify the best and most important strategies to use inhealth literacy promotion programs for parents of children with cancer. Identifying these strategieswill help health officials, planners, and policymakers.
