title: The Montana State University conceptual model of complementary and alternative medicine health literacy.
abstract: This article aims to present and describe a model of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) health literacy. The model is the conceptual basis for CAM health literacy, which is operationally defined as the information about CAM needed to make informed self-management decisions regarding health. Improving health literacy is a national priority, and widespread use of CAM has added to the complexity of this task. There are no currently available models or measures of health literacy regarding CAM. The authors developed the model using an iterative process of deriving concepts, constructs, and empirical indicators from the literature and the author's prior work, review and critique by experts, and revision. The model of CAM health literacy can serve as the basis for future research on the use and efficacy of CAM and the constructs and concepts within it can be used to identify points of intervention for research or for clinical practice. It is anticipated that the model will have scientific and clinical application for assessing health literacy in other self care decision-making situations.
authors.affiliation: a College of Nursing, Missoula Campus , Montana State University , Missoula , Montana , USA.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shreffler-Grant
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Clarann
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Weinert
authors.forename: Bette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ide
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003657:Decision Making; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009009:Montana; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology; D014495:Universities
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