The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of graphic-based medication labels on medication understanding and to assess the health literacy of our farmworker population. The main questions it aims to answer are: Primary Objective: Assess the impact of illustrated medication labels on medication understanding among migrant and seasonal farmworkers Secondary Objective: Evaluate the health literacy of the farmworker population in South Georgia Participants will be given either medication labels with pictures or standard medication labels
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
87
Standard Education Procedure: Based on best practices, including simple, standardized instructions in the participants' native language and the "teach-back" method.
Illustrated medication labels: Labels will include visuals for medication name, time of administration, food interactions, indications, and potential side effects
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Medication Understanding Questionnaire (MUQ)
MUQ will assess participants' understanding of their medications after education. Scores range from 0-3 to test medication purpose, dose, and frequency
Time frame: Post intervention (10 minutes)
Brief Health Literacy Screen (BHLS)
The BHLS consists of 4 questions with each item being worth 1-5 points. Total score range from 4-20 with higher score equating to greater health literacy
Time frame: Post intervention (10 minutes)
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