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  1. The SHARE Approach: Using the Teach-Back Technique (pdf file)

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    October 09, 2024 - Health literacy: a primer for pharmacists. … Practice improvement, part II: health literacy. … Closing the loop: physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. … AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 3rd Edition. … AHRQ Publication No. 23-0075. https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/toolkit.html.

  2. 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

  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. CAHPS Supplemental Items | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 21, 2025 - C-HL03 Provider talked too fast Adult Clinician & Group Health literacy … medical words patient did not understand Adult Clinician & Group Health literacy … Provider asked if patient had health questions Adult Clinician & Group Health literacy … talked with patient about reason for visit Adult Clinician & Group Health literacy

  5. An acetaminophen icon helps reduce medication decision errors in an experimental setting. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2022 - Poor health literacy is associated with the  misunderstanding of medication labels, which can lead to … medication errors by 53%, and they concluded that the icon may particularly benefit those with lower health literacy … September 9, 2020 Visual acuity, literacy, and unintentional misuse of nonprescription … June 20, 2018 Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.

  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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    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

  8. Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Adult Survey: Health Literacy | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2023 - Supplemental Items for the CAHPS Hospital Adult Survey: Health Literacy Population version: Adult … These supplemental items address various issues related to patients' health literacy in hospital … For more information about these items and the measures they produce, read About the CAHPS Health Literacy … Learn more about the CAHPS Health Literacy Item Sets . Related topic: Interpreter Services . … Hospitals interested in items that assess health literacy may also want to review and use supplemental

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  13. 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

  14. | 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

  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. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 05, 2013 - Health Literacy. June 5, 2013 J Gen Intern Med. 2006;21(8):806-899. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy This special issue includes articles on the relationship … between low health literacy and outcomes, disparities, and medication errors. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy

  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. 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.

  19. 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

  20. 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
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