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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    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

  3. More Effort Is Needed To Ensure Patients Understand Doctors' Instructions (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/research/findings/nhqrdr/dataspotlight-health-literacy.pdf
    March 01, 2019 - Nationwide, only 12% of adults have proficient health literacy.1 That means almost 9 out of 10 Americans … The health literacy of America’s adults: results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy … Health literacy: a prescription to end confusion. … Closing the loop: physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. … https://www.nap.edu/catalog/10883/health-literacy-a-prescription-to-end-confusion

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  5. Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. | PSNet

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    December 18, 2014 - Commentary Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … strategies to help health care providers improve communication with patients who have limited health literacy … Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … Topic Physicians Nurses Medicine Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems Health Literacy

  6. Improving prescription drug warnings to promote patient comprehension. | PSNet

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    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.

  7. Predictors of misunderstanding pediatric liquid medication instructions. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2017 - Prior research in this field has demonstrated that low health literacy is an important predictor of … Concerningly, in this study nearly 1 in 5 patients who had adequate health literacy could not correctly … interpret the instructions, and patients with marginal or low health literacy were at even greater risk … A previous WebM&M commentary  discusses safety problems caused by low health literacy.  … March 14, 2022 View More Related Resources AHRQ Health Literacy

  8. Reducing the Risk by Designing a Safer, Shame-free Health Care Environment. | PSNet

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    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. 

  9. Taha, Jessica Rose | Digital Healthcare Research

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    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

  10. Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of a Workshop. | PSNet

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    September 12, 2018 - Patient health literacy is a known challenge in health care safety. … May 19, 2021 Building the Case for Health Literacy: Proceedings of a Workshop. … October 28, 2020 Building the Case for Health Literacy: Proceedings of a Workshop. … November 23, 2016 Health Literacy: Past, Present, and Future: Workshop Summary. … June 16, 2012 The Safe Use Initiative and Health Literacy: Workshop Summary.

  11. General practitioners' risk literacy and real-world prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional study. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2014 - Study General practitioners' risk literacy and real-world prescribing of potentially … General practitioners’ risk literacy and real-world prescribing of potentially hazardous drugs: a cross-sectional … included 304 general practice physicians in the United Kingdom and explored the association between risk literacy … 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

  12. Computer Literacy Survey: Michigan Public Health Institute | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/evaluation-resources/health-it-survey-compendium/computer-literacy-survey-michigan-public
    January 01, 2023 - Computer Literacy Survey: Michigan Public Health Institute This is a questionnaire designed … Survey Document Computer Literacy Survey: Michigan Public Health Institute (Persons using

  13. Why Does the Presentation of Health Care Quality Scores Matter? | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    April 01, 2016 - The 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy found that only 13 percent of adults were proficient in … the kinds of literacy that are critical to understanding and using a comparative quality report. [1] … Literacy in Everyday Life: Results From the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NCES 2007–480

  14. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)

    effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/health-literacy_research-protocol.pdf
    January 22, 2010 - (including not only print literacy, as was the focus of the earlier report, but also oral literacy … Key Questions for the Health Literacy Systematic Review Key Question 1: Are health literacy skills … Published from 1980 to the present: Health literacy studies (including oral literacy and numeracy), … The terms “health literacy,” “numeracy,” “literacy [tw]” and instruments known to measure health literacy … literacy” 104 #2 Search “test of functional health literacy” 290 #3 Search “Hebrew health literacy

  15. To err is human: patient misinterpretations of prescription drug label instructions. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2011 - discovered that misunderstanding of dosage instructions is common, especially among those with limited literacy … , 2011 Misunderstanding of prescription drug warning labels among patients with low literacy … January 21, 2009 Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels … 21, 2009 View More Related Resources Patients with low health literacy … April 8, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50771/psn-pdf
    May 29, 2024 - AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. 3rd edition. May 29, 2024 Brach C, ed. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ahrq-health-literacy-universal-precautions-toolkit-2nd-edition The AHRQ … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd edition, can help primary care practices implement … increase patient understanding of health information, and enhance support for patients of all health literacy … /primer/health-literacy

  17. Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. | PSNet

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    September 26, 2012 - Commentary Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient … Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. … This article describes how health literacy  affects care for pediatric patients with chronic illnesses … Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety. … March 22, 2009 Perspective The Role of Health Literacy

  18. Improving Electronic Health Records Patient Education Materials - 2012 | Digital Healthcare Research

    digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/improving-electronic-health-records-patient-education-materials/annual-summary/2012
    January 01, 2012 - Project Period July 2010 – July 2013 AHRQ Funding Amount $375,000 Summary: Health literacy … An estimated 90 million people in the United States have limited health literacy. … A low level of patient health literacy can undermine communication between physician and patient, resulting … Therefore, health literacy must be a factor in the design of health information and patient educational … Andrews, Scotland in September 2012 and at the Health Literacy Annual Research Conference in Bethesda

  19. AHRQ National Web Conference on Opportunities for Digital Healthcare: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic - Q&As (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/lessons-covid19-qas-07012021.pdf
    July 01, 2021 - QUESTION: Any suggestions to improve digital and internet literacy among patients? … QUESTION: Any suggestions to improve digital and internet literacy among patients? … QUESTION: Do you assess health literacy or computer literacy when you invite patients to participate … QUESTION: Any suggestions to improve digital and internet literacy among patients? … QUESTION: Do you assess health literacy or computer literacy when you invite patients to participate

  20. Helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription regimens. | PSNet

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    December 19, 2017 - This study found that patients, particularly those with limited health literacy , would benefit from … November 26, 2014 Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription … January 22, 2014 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … Related Resources Patient Safety Primers Personal Health Literacy … May 11, 2011 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.
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