Enhancing Patient Literacy on Calcium Supplementation: A Quality Improvement Initiative
Authors' conclusion
Our patients had trouble interpreting calcium labels, and the use of educational cards was effective in improving calcium literacy.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with conditions requiring calcium supplementation; endocrinologists treating such patients47 endocrinologists surveyed
- Exposure
- Before vs after education with educational cards on reading calcium labels
- Outcome
- Felt supplement label / nutrition label confusing
Methodological detailspre-post education survey, pre-education and posteducation surveys, endocrinologist survey
- Pre-post education survey
- Pre-education and posteducation surveys
- Endocrinologist survey
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Before education
supplement label 31 (33%); nutrition label 37 (40%)
After education
supplement label 2 (2%); nutrition label 6 (6%)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Endocrinologist survey
- Felt patients often or always knew correct amount of calcium to take
- 5 (11%)
- Always or often explained to patients how to interpret calcium labels
- 30 (64%)
- Always or often needed to look up calcium content of supplements
- 23 (49%)
- Looking up took at least 2 to 4 minutes
- 29 (62%)
- Of 47 endocrinologists surveyed
Original publication
Enhancing Patient Literacy on Calcium Supplementation: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Endocr Pract. Published 26 October 2022. doi:10.
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