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  1. In Conversation With... Cindy Brach | PSNet

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    December 27, 2019 - CB : I’m the Co-Chair of the HHS Health Literacy Workgroup. … , you’re not promoting health literacy. … Poor health literacy can have a big impact on patient safety. … CB : I think that has to do with health literacy more generally. … https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/systems/hospital/lepguide/index.html .

  2. Innovative Adaptation and Dissemination of AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Research Products | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    August 01, 2015 - literacy problems; or other underserved populations who may have limited contact with the health care … system or health information. … Public Health Management Corporation. … Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy | PDF Version [244 KB] Yelin … Adaptation of Consumer Summaries for Patients with Low Health Literacy | PDF Version [244 KB] Yelin

  3. Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety | PSNet

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    May 31, 2017 - Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety. … Health literacy is the capacity of patients and their families to process and understand health information … This editorial discusses the importance of heath literacy in promoting patient safety, particularly around … literacy and English proficiency. … Literacy Improvement

  4. University of Miami | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - University of Miami Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health Information … Information for Older Adults The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy … Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy … Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR Improving Meaningful Access of Internet Health … Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR Description This project examined adults aged 40-85 and their

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 25, 2011 - Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors. … Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inadequate-health-literacy-among-paid-caregivers-seniors Elderly patients … This study found that more than one third of paid caregivers had inadequate health literacy, and a similar … As low health literacy has been linked to misunderstanding medication instructions, these findings imply

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 21, 2011 - Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults. … Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-medication-understanding-among-hospitalized-adults … Lower health literacy, cognitive impairment, and polypharmacy were all associated with lower understanding … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-medication-understanding-among-hospitalized-adults https

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 02, 2015 - Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand. Manual for Clinicians. 2nd ed. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-help-patients-understand-manual-clinicians … - 2nd-ed This book provides information about the safety issues of health literacy and offers methods … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-patient-safety-help-patients-understand-manual-clinicians … -2nd-ed https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy

  8. Please, write to me. Writing outpatient clinic letters to patients. Guidance. | PSNet

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    March 04, 2020 - Miscommunication due to clinician use of medical jargon and limited patient health literacy is a persistent … June 12, 2024 Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health: Consensus Bundle on Sepsis … Literacy August 30, 2023 Patient Safety Primers … Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy. … Literacy Improvement Policies and Operations

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 08, 2011 - Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. … Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-quality-focus-chronic-illness-care-and-patient-safety … This article describes how health literacy affects care for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 16, 2010 - Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels. … Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels This … study addresses the relationship between low health literacy and comprehension of common prescription … The majority of the study population had low or marginal health literacy, defined as reading at an 8th

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 23, 2011 - Communication techniques for patients with low health literacy: a survey of physicians, nurses, and … Communication techniques for patients with low health literacy: a survey of physicians, nurses, and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-techniques-patients-low-health-literacy-survey-physicians- … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-techniques-patients-low-health-literacy-survey-physicians-nurses-and … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-techniques-patients-low-health-literacy-survey-physicians-nurses-and

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 07, 2010 - Health literacy and the quality of physician–patient communication during hospitalization. … Health literacy and the quality of physician-patient communication during hospitalization. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-quality-physician-patient-communication-during- hospitalization … In this study conducted at an urban safety net hospital, patients with low health literacy were more … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-quality-physician-patient-communication-during-hospitalization

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 22, 2009 - RW: Can you describe what the health literacy field is about? … health literacy as a systems problem. … RW: What have we come to learn about measuring health literacy? … Health IT can go one of two ways with respect to this health literacy issue. … On the other hand, we could see the health IT revolution as a solution to the health literacy problem

  14. The ASTHMAXcel PRO mobile application's field testing results in adult patients: Evaluating user characteristics, health literacy, app satisfaction, and adoption. | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - PRO mobile application's field testing results in adult patients: Evaluating user characteristics, health … literacy, app satisfaction, and adoption. … PRO mobile application's field testing results in adult patients: Evaluating user characteristics, health … Literacy, app satisfaction, and adoption. … Patient-Reported Outcomes Within Primary Care Settings Technology Mobile App Patient-Generated Health

  15. Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products. | PSNet

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    January 22, 2014 - Prior studies have shown that patients with limited health literacy frequently misunderstand dosing … December 9, 2009 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health … literacy and English proficiency. … December 14, 2016 Health literacy and patient safety events. … November 13, 2009 Perspective The Role of Health Literacy

  16. Standardizing Medication Labels: Confusing Patients Less, Workshop Summary. | PSNet

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    August 15, 2012 - Hernandez LM; for Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice … Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine. … Hernandez LM; for Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice … August 15, 2012 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary. … July 5, 2016 Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion.

  17. Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2012 - Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer … Care - 2012 Project Name Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia Information Technology … Information about cancer, if delivered in a user-friendly way, can reach individuals with limited literacy … Health literacy was moderately associated with better HRQL, higher cancer knowledge, and more adaptive … health beliefs.

  18. Implications for the Guide | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    March 01, 2017 - and health literacy, activation, empowerment, and confidence to speak up. … Implication 5: Health Equity and Literacy Need To Be Addressed Health literacy is a major concern affecting … level or health literacy level that would influence adoption for many of AHRQ's priority populations … Our team of subject matter experts includes expertise in health equity, literacy, and community action … Efforts to develop culturally sensitive and appropriate approaches to reaching patients at all literacy

  19. Maximizing the Impact of ePHIM in Low-Income, Multiethnic Populations - Final Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2019 - knowledge and attitudes (health literacy, medical decision making, health information sources), but … Key Words: digital divide, electronic health literacy, health self-management, older adults Purpose … technology, and eHealth literacy is an important indicator of effective personal health technology … Fewer of those with inadequate general health literacy (42.6%) than those with adequate general health … Health literacy and the digital divide among older Americans. J Gen Intern Med 2015;30:284-9. 13.

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 26, 2017 - Health Literacy. … May 26, 2017 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy … -0 This website provides tools, resources, research, and educational modules to help health care professionals … recognize and address health literacy deficiencies. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-0 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy
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