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

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    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.

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 10, 2008 - The strategy described builds on existing efforts to develop health literacy interventions for improving … visual-medication-schedule-improve-anticoagulation-control-randomized-controlled-trial https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

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

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    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

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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. Mis-Medicamentos (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/health-literacy/mis-medicamentos.docx
    June 02, 2025 - Mis Medicamentos Mi nombre: Mis alergias: Información sobre mi contacto de emergencia Fecha: Mis medicamentos, vitaminas, herbarios y supplementos hasta el Incluya todos los medicamentos con o sin receta. Los medicamentos sin receta pueden incluir vitaminas, herbarios, suplementos, medicamentos p…

  6. Mis Medicamentos (pdf file)

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    June 02, 2025 - Mis Medicamentos Page 1 of 3 Mis Medicamentos Mi nombre: Mis alergias: Información sobre mi contacto de emergencia Mis medicamentos, vitaminas, herbarios y supplementos hasta el Incluya todos los medicamentos con o sin receta. Los medicamentos sin receta pueden incluir vitaminas, herbarios, suplemen…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  8. Fleisher (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2010 - Slide  6: Health Literacy • More than 43% of Americans—or 9 million adults—have basic or below basic … health   literacy skills • Average reading level for U.S. adults is at or below 8th grade • Adults … who do not have health literacy skills are: o Less likely  to understand their health issues, engage … Racial Minorities • Ethnic Minorities • Rural Populations • Older Adults HC Issues: • Health Literacy … • What are the barriers to participation (e.g., access to online tools, language, literacy, foundational

  9. What To Learn About the Audience for a Health Care Quality Report | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    November 01, 2018 - However, studies indicate that some older audiences have substantially lower literacy skills, which can … [1] The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  11. Unit of measurement used and parent medication dosing errors. | PSNet

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    June 04, 2014 - Non-english speakers and those with low health literacy were most vulnerable to dosing errors. … June 4, 2014 Liquid medication dosing errors by Hispanic parents: role of health literacy … 2017 Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy

  12. Implementation Quick Start Guide: Medication Mangement (pdf file)

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    December 15, 2016 - Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd ed. … February 2015. http://www. ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit … Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit, 2nd ed. … February 2015. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/ tools/literacy-toolkit … articles/PMC4020723/ http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/literacy-toolkit

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  15. eCoach: Development and Pilot Testing of a Decision Aid for Prostate Cancer - Final Report (pdf file)

    digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r21hs021797-gillespie-final-report-2015.pdf
    January 01, 2015 - that 14% of adult Americans had below basic health literacy skills and 22% had basic skills. … with marginal health literacy and 35% of patients with inadequate health literacy. … health literacy, and those who learned better through visual aids. … Even if a patient has higher health literacy, computer literacy, and higher socioeconomic status, as … • GENOMIC LITERACY: “What is the highest level of education you completed?

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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

  17. Table 1. Health IT and Patient Engagement in the ED | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

    www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/reports/issue-briefs/healthit-ed-table1.html
    February 01, 2021 - engagement in care  Patient accessibility Patient acceptability Limited health or tech literacy … Financial cost to patient User-friendliness Age and racial/ethnic disparities Limited health or tech literacy

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 26, 2009 - Low health literacy is tied to misunderstanding prescription drug instructions, and a prior study successfully … therapeutic-errors-among-children-community-setting-nature-causes-and-outcomes https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#healthliteracy https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels https://psnet.ahrq.gov

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38743/psn-pdf
    January 03, 2017 - systems (including care coordination and information technology) and patient factors (such as health literacy … frequency-failure-inform-patients-clinically-significant-outpatient-test-results https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/literacy-and-misunderstanding-prescription-drug-labels

  20. 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
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