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  1. Resources for Advanced Practices (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/advancedpractice-guide_final508.pdf
    March 26, 2018 - Resources .................................................................................. 6 Health Literacy … ......................................................................................... 6 Health Literacy … /quality- patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy- toolkit/index.html AHRQ Health Literacy Resources … https://www.ahrq.gov/topics/health-literacy.html Health Literacy Understanding is a prerequisite to … Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand

  2. The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r36hs018239-taha-final-report-2011.pdf
    January 01, 2011 - The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient EMR - Final Report Grant Final … Report Grant ID: R36HS018239 The Effects of Age, Cognition, and Health Literacy on Use of a Patient … Health Literacy and Numeracy Measures. … This result points to the need for more sensitive measures of health literacy. … The test of functional health literacy in adults: A new instrument for measuring patients’ literacy

  3. Patient Exit Survey (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/patient-safety/resources/diagnostic-toolkit/11a-pfe-patient-survey.pdf
    August 01, 2021 - The Communication Observation Form was adapted from the AHRQ Health Literacy Precautions Toolkit2 and … Content last reviewed September 2020. https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/improve/precautions/tool4c.html … -EF August 2021 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821327/ https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy … This survey was adapted from the AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit 2nd Edition: Communication

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37946/psn-pdf
    June 10, 2010 - Although this study did not directly assess patients' health literacy, prior research has found correlations … between limited health literacy and misunderstanding of instructions (such as those on prescription … patient-comprehension-emergency-department-care-and-instructions-are-patients-aware-when-they https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  5. Cultural Competence and Patient Safety | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cultural-competence-and-patient-safety
    December 27, 2019 - https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/systems/hospital/lepguide/index.html . … CB : I’m the Co-Chair of the HHS Health Literacy Workgroup. … , you’re not promoting health literacy. … Poor health literacy can have a big impact on patient safety. … CB : I think that has to do with health literacy more generally.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45313/psn-pdf
    September 27, 2016 - issue/acetaminophen-icon-helps-reduce-medication-decision-errors-experimental- setting Poor health literacy … medication errors by 53%, and they concluded that the icon may particularly benefit those with lower health literacy … acetaminophen-icon-helps-reduce-medication-decision-errors-experimental-setting https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  7. Parents' understanding of medication at discharge and potential harm in children with medical complexity. | PSNet

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    April 22, 2020 - Poor health literacy can inhibit patient or caregiver understanding of care instructions and threaten … with higher numbers and/or new prescriptions, poor medication-related communication, and language or literacy … June 5, 2024 Health literacy-informed communication to reduce discharge medication errors

  8. Harnessing Health Information Technology for Self-Management Support and Medication Activation in a Medicaid Health Plan | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2023 - Primary Care Self-Management Health Care Theme Chronic Disease Management Health Literacy … disparities in prevalence, quality of care, and clinical outcomes by race, ethnicity, language, health literacy … For people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, limited health literacy and language barriers place … The literacy divide: health literacy and the use of an internet-based patient portal in an integrated … Hypoglycemia is more common among type 2 diabetes patients with limited health literacy: the Diabetes

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2014 - Committee on Health Literacy, Institute of Medicine. … Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Institute of Medicine. … Roundtable on Health Literacy, Institute of Medicine. … Low health literacy and health outcomes: an updated systematic review. … Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels.

  10. Tool 2: - The SHARE Approach, Essential Steps of Shared Decisionmaking: Expanded Reference Guide with Sample Conversation Starters (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/sdm/share-approach/share-communicating-numbers.pdf
    October 01, 2024 - Health Literacy: A Prescription To End Confusion. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004. … The Calgary Charter on Health Literacy: Rationale and Core Principles for the Development of Health … Literacy Curricula. … Montreal, QC: The Centre for Literacy; 2009. … https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/patient-education/pemat.html.

  11. The Child Health PSO at 10 years: an emerging learning network. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/child-health-pso-10-years-emerging-learning-network
    July 28, 2021 - Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Health literacy-related … safety events: a qualitative study of health literacy failures in patient safety events. … September 21, 2022 Health literacy-related safety events: a qualitative study of health … literacy failures in patient safety events.

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39456/psn-pdf
    May 04, 2010 - Low health literacy places patients at higher risk, and language barriers may also contribute to preventable … psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accuracy-computer-generated-spanish-language-medicine-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/low-literacy-impairs-comprehension-prescription-drug-warning-labels

  13. Limit Technical Information and Caveats in Quality Data Displays | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/talkingquality/translate/labels/limit-info.html
    November 01, 2018 - accurately using language understandable to the many Americans who are only at or below “basic” levels of literacy … Literacy in everyday life: results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NCES 2007–480

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45538/psn-pdf
    December 14, 2016 - well-recognized source of medication error in the outpatient setting, especially among patients with low health literacy … liquid-medication-errors-and-dosing-tools-randomized-controlled-experiment https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/ambulatory-care-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-health-literacy-patient-safety

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37687/psn-pdf
    February 22, 2011 - characterize the types and severity of adverse events occurring between physician visits in a low health literacy … use-interactive-telephone-based-self-management-support-program-identify-adverse-events-among https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-literacy-prescription-end-confusion

  16. AHRQ Tool Helps Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Improve Patient Education Materials | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    May 01, 2016 - presented in ways that are understood and used by patients of varying backgrounds and levels of health literacy … Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT), Publications Topic(s): Health Literacy

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40252/psn-pdf
    March 02, 2011 - Many factors may play a role in this discrepancy, including low health literacy and suboptimal patient–provider … communication-discrepancies-between-physicians-and-hospitalized-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-do-we-know-about-emergency-department-safety

  18. Resources for Advanced Practices (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-family-engagement/pfeprimarycare/advanced-practice-guide.pdf
    March 01, 2016 - Resources .................................................................................. 6 Health Literacy … ......................................................................................... 6 Health Literacy … Health Literacy Resources Web Address AHRQ Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit https://www.ahrq.gov … Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand … Strategies to improve a practice’s awareness of the health literacy of the patients they serve will

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73379/psn-pdf
    June 09, 2021 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-medical-jargon-can-make-covid-health-disparities-even-worse Health literacy … how-medical-jargon-can-make-covid-health-disparities-even-worse https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/health-literacy

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/864868/psn-pdf
    March 27, 2024 - Additionally, health literacy, language barriers, and cultural differences can contribute to confusion … //psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/patient-engagement-and-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/personal-health-literacy … Health literacy levels evolve with experience in navigating various health circumstances and making … https://www.ahrq.gov/health-literacy/professional-training/shared-decision/index.html Medication Safety … Health literacy as a global public health concern: a systematic review.
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