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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/engaging-diverse-patients-using-online-patient-portal/citation/adapting
January 01, 2023 - Adapting patient experience data collection processes for lower literacy patient populations using tablets … Adapting patient experience data collection processes for lower literacy patient populations using tablets … Mobile Device
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Individuals with Low Literacy
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/harnessing-health-information-technology-self-management-support-and-medication/citation/distance
January 01, 2023 - Hypoglycemia is more common among type 2 diabetes patients with limited health literacy: the diabetes … Hypoglycemia is more common among type 2 diabetes patients with limited health literacy: the Diabetes … Document Type
Journal Publication
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Adults
Individuals with Low Literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/health-literacy-pfe-070913.ppt
July 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Health Literacy and Patient and Family Engagement: Strategic Tools to Prevent CAUTI
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Defining Health Literacy … Summary:
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit/healthlittoolkit2-tool2a.docx
June 02, 2025 - Our practice regularly re-assesses our health literacy environment and updates our health literacy improvement … ☐
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Primary Care Health Literacy Assessment
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848824/psn-pdf
October 09, 2021 - Understanding and responding to health literacy as a
social determinant of health. … Understanding and responding to health literacy as a social determinant of health. … , and interventions to improve health literacy at system, community, and individual
levels. … ://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implications-health-literacy-public-health-workshop-summary … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-toolkit
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/references.html
July 01, 2022 - The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … Health Literacy: An Update of Public Health and Medical Literature. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit . … Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy. … The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA): a new instrument for measuring patient's literacy
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/match/references.html
July 01, 2022 - The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … Health Literacy: An Update of Public Health and Medical Literature. … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit . … Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy. … The Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA): a new instrument for measuring patient's literacy
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/LiteracyGuide_0.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Higher literacy user groups also benefit from making health IT accessible to limited-literacy
populations … is defined as literacy to complete no more than the most simple and concrete literacy skills; basic … prose literacy is defined as literacy to perform simple and everyday literacy activities. … Overview of Health IT for Limited-Literacy
Populations
Health IT offers limited-literacy (as well … Health IT usage by those with limited literacy remains well below that of higher literacy
populations
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/adapting-scaling-and-spreading-algorithmic-asthma-mobile-intervention-promote/citation/impact-education
January 01, 2023 - The impact of education on health literacy of asthmatics in the Bronx. … The impact of education on health literacy of asthmatics in the Bronx.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/literacy_guide.html
October 01, 2007 - literacy, and 29 percent (62 million)
have basic prose literacy. 2 Below basic
prose literacy is … defined as literacy to complete no more than the most
simple and concrete literacy skills; basic prose … literacy is defined as
literacy to perform simple and everyday literacy activities. … Higher literacy user groups also benefit from making health IT accessible to limited-literacy populations … Overview of Health IT for Limited-Literacy Populations
Health IT offers limited-literacy (as well as
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-systemic-racism-using-clear-communication-reduce-health-care-inequities
July 19, 2023 - Commentary
Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce … Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce health care inequities. … Low personal health literacy is associated with increased post-discharge adverse events and health … This commentary describes organizational strategies to improve health literacy , including elimination … Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce health care inequities.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851363/psn-pdf
July 12, 2023 - Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear
communication to reduce health care inequities. … Health literacy and systemic racism—using clear communication to reduce
health care inequities. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-systemic-racism-using-clear-communication-reduce-health … -
care-inequities
Low personal health literacy is associated with increased post-discharge adverse … This commentary describes organizational strategies to improve health literacy, including
elimination
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866909/psn-pdf
October 09, 2024 - General practitioners' risk literacy and real-world
prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross … General practitioners’ risk literacy and real-world prescribing
of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/general-practitioners-risk-literacy-and-real-world-prescribing-potentially … The analysis found that practitioners with higher risk literacy prescribed significantly fewer potentially … hazardous drugs (e.g., opioids, gabapentin, benzodiazepines) compared with physicians with low risk
literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858325/psn-pdf
December 13, 2023 - Patients with low health literacy make more errors
interpreting instructions and warnings. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-low-health-literacy-make-more-errors-interpreting-instructions-and … This article
describes the impact of low personal health literacy on medication safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-low-health-literacy-make-more-errors-interpreting-instructions-and-warnings … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-related-safety-events-qualitative-study-health-literacy-failures-patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/does-your-patient-really-understand
January 25, 2023 - This article discusses health literacy and describes an initiative to reduce gaps in understanding … April 29, 2018
Health literacy in transitions of care: an innovative objective structured … December 4, 2016
Health literacy and patient safety events. … January 19, 2011
Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations … November 24, 2010
National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/taha-jessica-rose
January 01, 2023 - Taha, Jessica Rose
The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy … The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - Final Report. … on Use of a Patient EMR
The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on … on Use of a Patient EMR
The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on … on Use of a Patient EMR
The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and-english-proficiency
December 14, 2016 - Study
Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … Liquid Medication Dosing Errors by Hispanic Parents: Role of Health Literacy and English Proficiency. … This cross-sectional analysis found that parents with limited English proficiency and health literacy … Liquid Medication Dosing Errors by Hispanic Parents: Role of Health Literacy and English Proficiency. … 2018
Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-prescription-drug-warnings-promote-patient-comprehension
December 21, 2014 - The role of health literacy in patient safety is discussed in an AHRQ WebM&M perspective and interview … December 21, 2017
Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription … June 20, 2018
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … July 26, 2011
Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels. … June 11, 2010
Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/201704.html
April 01, 2017 - " Questions Are the Answer " patient engagement tools and resources as a part of a consumer health literacy … Engage for Health was launched during Health Literacy Month in October 2014. … tested a standardized assessment tool to measure the effectiveness of the program in promoting health literacy … Product(s):
Questions Are the Answer Public Service Campaign
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Health Literacy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-risk-designing-safer-shame-free-health-care-environment
September 29, 2017 - This monograph provides background on how health literacy affects patient safety and shares strategies … January 30, 2019
Health Literacy and Patient Safety: Help Patients Understand. … September 20, 2017
Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Updated Systematic … December 10, 2008
The Health Literacy of America's Adults: Results from the 2003 National … Assessment of Adult Literacy.