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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 21, 2022 - how-medical-jargon-can-make-covid-health-disparities-even-worse https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-primary-care-practice

  2. Medication Administration Errors | PSNet

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    December 15, 2024 - Contributing factors to patient and caregiver error include low health literacy , poor provider–patient … communication, absence of health literacy, and universal precautions in the outpatient clinic. … education to patients, especially when medication regimens are modified. 4 A related primer on health literacy … Adverse Drug Events December 15, 2024 Nursing and Patient Safety April 21, 2021 Personal Health Literacy … 15, 2024 Patient Safety Primers Personal Health Literacy

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 04, 2009 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variability-pharmacy-interpretations-physician-prescriptions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 14, 2010 - April 14, 2010 Hernandez LM; for Roundtable on Health Literacy, Board on Population Health and Public

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 09, 2011 - discusses verbal communication and how human factors, authority gradients, team interaction, health literacy

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 14, 2014 - syndromes or congestive heart failure, with errors more likely to occur in patients with limited health literacy

  7. Periodic Issue | PSNet

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    July 28, 2021 - Study Health literacy-related safety events: a qualitative study of health literacy failures … Limited health literacy can lead to patients or caregivers misunderstanding care instructions. … examined safety events occurring at one children’s hospital over a nine-month period and found that health literacy-related … Health literacy-related events generally involved problems with medication (e.g., unclear discharge medication

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    February 22, 2023 - assessment-patient-retention-inpatient-care-information-post-hospitalization https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 16, 2022 - unintended consequences of online access to health records, including challenges with patient health literacy

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 18, 2023 - Of particular importance is the use of health literacy- informed, culturally sensitive resources.

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 24, 2008 - issue/patient-centered-approach-improving-prescription-drug-warning-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 13, 2009 - study surveyed nurses and found that factors such as experience, daily circumstances, and computer literacy

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 26, 2024 - article discusses AI-powered symptom check apps and how implicit and explicit biases (e.g., health literacy

  14. The silent epidemic--the health effects of illiteracy. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2011 - Commentary The silent epidemic--the health effects of illiteracy. … The silent epidemic--the health effects of illiteracy. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(4):339-41. … The author illustrates how low literacy can affect patient care and describes actions physicians can … The silent epidemic--the health effects of illiteracy. N Engl J Med. 2006;355(4):339-41.

  15. Delivering High-Quality Cancer Care: Charting a New Course for a System in Crisis. | PSNet

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    August 15, 2012 - August 15, 2012 Implications of Health Literacy for Public Health: Workshop Summary. … April 14, 2010 Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary.

  16. Hospital-based medication reconciliation practices: a systematic review. | PSNet

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    April 05, 2013 - November 16, 2022 Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults … June 20, 2012 Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.

  17. Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk factors at hospital admission. | PSNet

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    February 18, 2011 - May 6, 2009 Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors. … December 18, 2013 Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.

  18. Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications. | PSNet

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    May 31, 2017 - the Same Author(s) Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … 2018 Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy

  19. Telehealth and Patient Safety. | PSNet

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    July 27, 2022 - Variation in patient literacy, health literacy, and English proficiency, as well as technology access … 10, 2024 Patient Safety Primers Personal Health Literacy … Patient Safety Primers Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 21, 2015 - explicit-and-standardized-prescription-medicine-instructions Standardization has been embraced as a strategy to improve health literacy
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