Grant: Travel Awards - Institute Community Support

CONTEXT In Canada, 60% of adults have low levels of health literacy, which have been associated with negative health outcomes for adults and their children. Few studies have focused on evaluating or learning from existing interventions to make health literacy education accessible and aligned with peoples' everyday lives. OBJECTIVES (I) identify the strengths, limitations, and perceived individual and social outcomes of novel, literacy-oriented video-texts (II) identify, assemble, and propose priorities and performance indicators for efficient and accessible health literacy interventions. SETTING Naître et Grandir (N&G) is a trusted resource in Québec, Canada which provides accessible evidence-based information on pregnancy, child development, education, and health, to parents of children aged 0-8 years. A novel product comprises one-minute long or "snackable" video-texts displaying informative text on a screen at a predetermined rate without narration. POPULATION STUDIED Parents with at least 1 child aged 10 or younger were recruited from family literacy-oriented organizations in Québec, and 18 parents participated, all reporting sociodemographic characteristics predicting low levels of health literacy. INTERVENTION Snackable N&G video-texts were viewed individually or in small groups (maximum 4). Participants' information needs and information-seeking behaviours were documented, and their health literacy level was assessed. Participants watched an N&G "snackable" video-text and shared their input on the outcomes related to learning, information use, potential child benefits, health, as well as other advantages and disadvantages. Parents also commented on the accessibility and usability of these video-texts compared to webpages and traditional videos with actors and narration.