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  1. Development of Dashboards To Provide Feedback To Home Care Nurses - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023855-dowding-final-report-2017.pdf
    January 01, 2017 - Key Words: Clinical dashboard, graph literacy, numeracy, nursing informatics, home health … In addition the VNA Health Group in New Jersey, the largest not-for-profit provider of home health and … National Center for Health Statistics Vital Health Statistics 2016;3(38). 3. … How People with Low and High Graph Literacy Process Health Graphs: Evidence from Eye-tracking. … Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association

  2. What To Learn About the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    November 01, 2018 - Health care needs. Information needs. … Age and Health Status Generally speaking, people who are older and/or in poor health are: More … More likely to be familiar with health care terminology. … However, studies indicate that some older audiences have substantially lower literacy skills, which can … [1] The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy

  3. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Mangement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/medmanage_quickstartfull.pdf
    December 15, 2016 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. … Health Serv Res 2011;46(5):1517-33. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/ PMC4020723/. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd ed. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd ed. … NYC Health (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene).

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 10, 2010 - Although this study did not directly assess patients' health literacy, prior research has found correlations … between limited health literacy and misunderstanding of instructions (such as those on prescription … patient-comprehension-emergency-department-care-and-instructions-are-patients-aware-when-they https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  5. Patient Guide: 10 Ways to Improve Communication with Your Doctor. | PSNet

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    April 16, 2018 - This article lists strategies for patients to improve their health literacy  and avoid miscommunications … May 1, 2016 Five Steps to Safer Health Care. … September 2, 2009 View More See More About The Topic Patients Health … Literacy Improvement

  6. Unit of measurement used and parent medication dosing errors. | PSNet

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    June 04, 2014 - Non-english speakers and those with low health literacy were most vulnerable to dosing errors. … June 4, 2014 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … 21, 2017 Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health … literacy. … May 24, 2009 View More See More About The Topic Health Care Providers

  7. Liquid medication errors and dosing tools: a randomized controlled experiment. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2017 - literacy . … December 21, 2017 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health … literacy and English proficiency. … 24, 2018 Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health … literacy.

  8. eCoach: Development and Pilot Testing of a Decision Aid for Prostate Cancer - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs021797-gillespie-final-report-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - Health literacy, the constellation of skills needed to function effectively in the health care environment … that 14% of adult Americans had below basic health literacy skills and 22% had basic skills. … with marginal health literacy and 35% of patients with inadequate health literacy. … health literacy, and those who learned better through visual aids. … Even if a patient has higher health literacy, computer literacy, and higher socioeconomic status, as

  9. Resources for Advanced Practices (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2016 - Literacy ..................................................................11 Resources for Advanced … Literacy Resources Web Address AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit https://www.ahrq.gov … Literacy Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, … and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions. … Strategies to improve a practice’s awareness of the health literacy of the patients they serve will

  10. Inner-City Populations | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Populations The relationship between depressive symptoms, eHealth literacy … The relationship between depressive symptoms, eHealth literacy, and asthma outcomes in the context of … a mobile health intervention. … literacy at an urban academic hospital. … Assessing electronic health literacy at an urban academic hospital.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45313/psn-pdf
    September 27, 2016 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acetaminophen-icon-helps-reduce-medication-decision-errors-experimental- setting Poor health … literacy is associated with the misunderstanding of medication labels, which can lead to adverse drug … medication errors by 53%, and they concluded that the icon may particularly benefit those with lower health … literacy. … acetaminophen-icon-helps-reduce-medication-decision-errors-experimental-setting https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73379/psn-pdf
    June 09, 2021 - How medical jargon can make COVID health disparities even worse. June 9, 2021 Kritz F. … Health Shots. National Public Radio; May 24, 2021. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-medical-jargon-can-make-covid-health-disparities-even-worse Health … literacy efforts address challenges related to both language and effective communication tactics. … psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/language-barrier https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37687/psn-pdf
    February 22, 2011 - to characterize the types and severity of adverse events occurring between physician visits in a low health … literacy patient population. … use-interactive-telephone-based-self-management-support-program-identify-adverse-events-among https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 10, 2008 - The strategy described builds on existing efforts to develop health literacy interventions for improving … visual-medication-schedule-improve-anticoagulation-control-randomized-controlled-trial https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  15. Why worry? Worry, risk perceptions, and willingness to act to reduce medical errors. | PSNet

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    September 10, 2009 - Health Psychology. 2006;25(2). doi:10.1037/0278-6133.25.2.144. … November 11, 2020 Health literacy, medication errors, and health outcomes: is there a … June 22, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … September 27, 2010 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels … Literacy Improvement

  16. Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety. | PSNet

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    June 06, 2012 - This journal provides articles that cover a variety of safety issues in health care, including risk management … , health literacy, and patient satisfaction. … November 23, 2014 Health literacy, medication errors, and health outcomes: is there a … Frankel, MD July 1, 2006 View More See More About The Topic Health

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74120/psn-pdf
    November 30, 2021 - Recognize the importance of health literacy to care decisions 6. … Specific to this case, health literacy also impacts the decision-making process. … One study found that health literacy, rather than race, predicted end of life decisions. … Health Literacy and Access to Care.?J Health Commun. 2016;21 Suppl 1(Suppl):43-50. … The impact of health literacy on palliative care outcomes.?

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38743/psn-pdf
    January 03, 2017 - The framework emphasizes the role of health systems (including care coordination and information technology … ) and patient factors (such as health literacy) as determinants of safety and health outcomes. … frequency-failure-inform-patients-clinically-significant-outpatient-test-results https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60167/psn-pdf
    April 12, 2024 - literacy or current health status.3 Prior studies have shown that an early discharge preparation process … readmissions-and-adverse-events-after-discharge https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#1 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#2 https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/personal-health-literacy … literacy needs. … Health Literacy universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd edition. Use the Teach-Back Method: Tool #5. … /pmc/articles/pmc4238191/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3084587/ https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45538/psn-pdf
    December 14, 2016 - well-recognized source of medication error in the outpatient setting, especially among patients with low health … literacy. … liquid-medication-errors-and-dosing-tools-randomized-controlled-experiment https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … ambulatory-care-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety
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