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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36963/psn-pdf
    September 12, 2011 - Health literacy and its influence on patient safety. September 12, 2011 Ross J. … Health Literacy and Its Influence on Patient Safety. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-its-influence-patient-safety The author discusses the … importance of health literacy in the success of self care and encourages nurses to assess patients' … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-its-influence-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 24, 2010 - Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations. … Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-communication-quality-health-care-organizations In … this multicenter study, patients with limited health literacy consistently reported dissatisfaction with … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-and-communication-quality-health-care-organizations https

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2024 - parents-understanding-medication-discharge-and-potential-harm-children- medical-complexity Poor health literacy … with higher numbers and/or new prescriptions, poor medication-related communication, and language or literacy … parents-understanding-medication-discharge-and-potential-harm-children-medical-complexity https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/personal-health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 13, 2012 - Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … Help your patient "get" what you just said: a health literacy guide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/help-your-patient-get-what-you-just-said-health-literacy-guide This commentary … strategies to help health care providers improve communication with patients who have limited health literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/help-your-patient-get-what-you-just-said-health-literacy-guide

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 29, 2017 - Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-research-current-status-and-future-directions This special … issue presents findings from a 2009 conference that explored health literacy research in areas such … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-research-current-status-and-future-directions https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/health-literacy-and-communication-quality-health-care-organizations

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2004 - Limited health literacy is likely linked to medication errors. … Inadequate functional health literacy among patients at two public hospitals. … Health literacy: report of the Council on Scientific Affairs. … Inadequate literacy is a barrier to asthma knowledge and self-care. … Functional health literacy and medication use: the pharmacist's role.

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 16, 2010 - National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. …   https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy This report presents … goals for improved health literacy in the United States and recommends practices to help ensure that … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue … /health-literacy-universal-precautions-toolkit-second-edition https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-comprehension-emergency-department-care-and-instructions-are-patients-aware-when-they

  8. Spotlight (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - and Palliative Care/Hospice Access (5) • 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. … Literacy and Palliative Care/Hospice Access (2) Health Literacy and Palliative Care/Hospice Access ( … 3) Health Literacy and Palliative Care/Hospice Access (4) Health Literacy and Palliative Care/Hospice

  9. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Survey: Interpreter Services | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2023 - Hospital Survey: Interpreter Services Population version: Adult Related topic: Health Literacy … assess interpreter services may also want to review and use supplemental items that ask about health literacy

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 14, 2007 - A Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment- … tool-users-guide This AHRQ-funded publication provides a tool to help organizations identify health literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment-tool-users-guide … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/our-pharmacy-meeting-patients-needs-pharmacy-health-literacy-assessment-tool-users-guide

  11. Hospitals look to improve informed consent process. | PSNet

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    November 10, 2010 - This article discusses the impact of health literacy on patient care and describes initiatives to improve … June 28, 2023 Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions. … Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy … More See More About The Topic Hospitals Physicians Informed Consent Health Literacy

  12. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    September 01, 2012 - Featured Clinicians & Providers Data & Measures Education & Training Health Information Technology Health Literacy … Publication Date: July 2012 Publication Number: 12-0001 Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy … Practices Through Quality Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty Advancing Pharmacy Health Literacy … Improvement: Curricular Modules for Faculty is a set of modules to help pharmacy faculty integrate health literacy … and health literacy quality improvement into courses, experiential education, and projects for PharmD

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 24, 2015 - Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … Functional health literacy and understanding of medications at discharge. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/functional-health-literacy-and-understanding-medications-discharge This … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/functional-health-literacy-and-understanding-medications-discharge https … risk-medication-errors-hospital-discharge-and-barriers-problem-resolution https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-medication-errors-and-health-outcomes-there-relationship

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46438/psn-pdf
    September 20, 2017 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-clearly-about-medicines-proceedings-workshop Patient health literacy … This publication reports on results of a multidisciplinary workshop that explored health literacy improvement … liquid-medication-errors-and-dosing-tools-randomized-controlled-experiment https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-tools-providers-medication-therapy-management https://psnet.ahrq.gov … /issue/parents-medication-administration-errors-role-dosing-instruments-and-health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 09, 2009 - 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 … A previous WebM&M commentary discusses safety problems caused by low health literacy.  … issue/predictors-misunderstanding-pediatric-liquid-medication-instructions https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  16. Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia IT System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care - Final Report (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2012 - Implementing a Low-Literacy, Multimedia IT System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care - Final Report … Grant Final Report Grant ID: R18HS017300 Implementing a low-literacy, multimedia IT system … - based Measure of Health Literacy. … Addressing low literacy and health literacy in clinical oncology practice. … Implementing a Low-literacy, Multimedia IT System to Enhance Patient-Centered Cancer Care.

  17. | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    September 01, 2008 - Featured Clinicians & Providers Data & Measures Education & Training Health Information Technology Health Literacy … Pharmacy Health Literacy Assessment Tool User's Guide This pharmacy health literacy tool was designed … Pharmacy Staff This training program is designed to introduce pharmacists to the problem of low health literacy … that pharmacy staff members can use to improve communication with patients who may have limited health literacy

  18. Paul Tedrick (doc file)

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    July 09, 2013 - Today’s topic is health literacy and patient and family engagement, strategic tools to prevent CAUTI. … If you move to Slide 9, we know that low health literacy also affects chronic disease management. … And thinking about health literacy is more than just reading comprehension and regular literacy, so in … Is this appropriate for patients with health literacy problems?” … Oh my goodness, Barb, this would definitely flunk a health literacy test.

  19. Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children: a randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

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    July 12, 2023 - Study Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors … Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children … Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors in hospitalized children … More About The Topic Hospitals Home Care Pediatrics Administration Errors Health Literacy

  20. The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - 2011 | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2011 - The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - 2011 Project … Name The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR Principal … Participants included people aged 40-to-85 years with a range of health literacy and numeracy abilities … Participants were also given the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA) and subjective … Target Population: Adults, Elderly*, Low Literacy Strategic Goal:  Develop and disseminate health
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