Additional file 1: Table S1. of Methodological review: quality of randomized controlled trials in health literacy

Search phrases and results. Item S2: Data extraction form. Table S3: Study characteristics. (DOCX 82 kb

Focus Group Participants by Recruitment Site.

<p>Focus Group Participants by Recruitment Site.</p

Impact of Health Literacy in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Disease-Systematic Review

Impact of Health Literacy in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Disease-Systematic Revie

Study design and characteristics.

<p>Study design and characteristics.</p

Risk of Bias.

<p>BMI = body mass index.</p

Sample characteristics using pre-collected trial data.

<p>Sample characteristics using pre-collected trial data.</p

Summary of Bisphosphonate medication changes and adherence for participants that experienced side effects at Phase 2 (n = 18).

<p>Summary of Bisphosphonate medication changes and adherence for participants that experienced side effects at Phase 2 (n = 18).</p

Summary of Patterns of Adherence.

<p>Summary of Patterns of Adherence.</p

Flow chart of study selection.

<p>Flow chart of study selection.</p

Study outcome and results.

<p><b>Abbreviations:</b> DAS 28 = 28 joint count disease activity score- measures swelling and tenderness in 28 joints; HAD = Hospital Anxiety and Depression questionnaire; HAQ = Health Assessment Questionnaire; health literacy = health literacy; MD-HAQ = multidimensional health assessment questionnaire; VAS = Visual Analogue Scale where an X on a line indicates a score between ‘very well’ and ‘very poorly’; RA = Rheumatoid Arthritis; SILS = single item literacy screener “how confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself?”.</p