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Mehrabad, Shabnam Danaei, Panahi, Sirous, Sedghi, Shahram and Aryankhesal, Aidin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-227X
(2024)
Analysis of information and health literacy policies in pandemics: A case study of COVID-19.
Journal of Caring Sciences, 13 (4).
pp. 218-228.
ISSN 2251-9920
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Abstract
Introduction: The global community, during the COVID-19 pandemic, faced a vast amount of information and risks due to low levels of health literacy. Governments responded differently to the pandemic crisis based on formulated policies and their societal conditions. The present research focuses on analyzing information and health literacy policies in pandemics to present a model and identify and prioritize factors affecting the formation and implementation of the mentioned policies. Methods: This qualitative research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with key informants. Extracted codes were designed based on expert opinions, and an initial conceptual framework was developed according to the policy triangle (content, context, process, and actors). Finally, the identified issues and the conceptual framework were validated using the Delphi-quantitative method. Results: The results indicate that the content of information and health literacy policies focuses on goal-setting, planning, law formulation, and amendments and updates. The process of information and health literacy policies in pandemics was categorized into managerial, educational, dissemination, sharing, evaluation, and monitoring processes. Economic, political, social, and cultural aspects were identified as influential context, and multiple actors were identified as policymakers and facilitators of information and health literacy policies in pandemics. Conclusion: The developed model can be a suitable and useful tool for increasing the awareness of health managers and policymakers about the strengths and weaknesses of past policies regarding information and health literacy policies in pandemics. It also provides a suitable perspective for policymaking and identifying factors influencing the implementation of enacted policies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: This work is part of a thesis for the Ph.D. degree in medical Library and information sciences supported and funded by the Iran University of Medical Sciences, IUMS/SHMIS-97-4-37-14288, and with the Ethical code IR.IUMS.REC.1400.1160. The study was supported and funded by the Iran University of Medical Sciences, IUMS/SHMIS-97-4-37-14288. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | access to information,covid-19 policies,health literacy,health policies,pandemic,nursing(all),medicine (miscellaneous),health professions (miscellaneous) ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2900 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2025 00:59 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2025 01:08 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/98182 |
| DOI: | 10.34172/jcs.33432 |
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