Lived experiences of radiation therapists using health literacy strategies with patients-A qualitative review using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Introduction: Adaptive communication is an essential requirement to deliver quality patient-centred care. Determining patients' informational needs and acting on the needs are skills radiation therapists (RTs) employ daily with patients. Learning health literacy (HL) strategies to assist with the informational delivery provides RTs with options to improve patients' understanding of vital radiotherapy treatment information or tasks.

Lived experiences of first-year radiation therapy students communicating with patients and radiation therapists - A qualitative review using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Introduction: Radiation therapists must possess adaptable communication skills to manage patient-centred care and provide required technical information. Adaptive communication is also an expectation of undergraduate students to gain registration in Australia. The University Of Newcastle's Clinical Reasoning Module (CRM) prepares first-year radiation therapy students for clinical interactions.

A radiation therapist's guide to health literacy: A narrative review.

Radiation therapist (RT) communication plays an essential part of patient-centred care in achieving better patient outcomes within radiation oncology. Patients present from a range of social circumstances, education levels and cultural backgrounds, all of which may significantly impact their level of health literacy (HL). Using literature sourced from databases such as EMCare Nursing & Allied Health Database, MEDLINE(R) and APA PsycInfo, this narrative review explores HL definitions, international comparison rates and indications of individual low HL.

Effect of communication skills training on radiation therapy student's confidence and interactions during their first clinical placement.

Introduction: The University of Newcastle, Radiation Therapy degree (RT) includes a clinical reasoning module that provides students with the opportunity to learn and practice communication skills before their first clinical placement. This study investigates students' perceptions of how well the module prepared them for placement and explores students' perceptions of their communication experiences during placement.

Methods: A single survey was administered to students four months following placement (six months after delivery of module), and included a request for perceptions pre-module, post-module and pre and post placement via an online survey comprising 46 closed, Likert scale and open-response questions.

Radiation therapist health literacy training: A qualitative study exploring perceived barriers and attitudes.

Introduction: Health literacy (HL) is a universal issue in healthcare. While difficult to assess an individual's HL status, the onus is on the health provider to empower patients to seek understanding of health information provided to them. Universal HL training techniques include implementing plain language and the teach-back method.