The article focuses on issues surrounding health literacy in the U.S. It notes that majority of patients tend to misinterpret the prescription labels attached on vials of medication, stressing the ...
Health literacy is defined as "the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic medical information and services and the competence to use such information and services to enhance health." Much of the research regarding health literacy in orthopaedic surgery has focused on readability of educatio...
In addition, the patients are expected to be able to make their own decisions on how to manage the disease and adhere to treatment. This situation requires good health literacy skills. Little is known about the synthesis of health literacy among patients with chronic kidney disease.Goal: To ...
“Our interaction with ChatGPT showed us its effectiveness in breaking down complex topics. We wondered—could it also help make complex topics more understandable for patients?” Dr. Rohaid Ali Health literacy has been linked to patient outcomes, yet medical consent forms, which facilitate and ...
Clear health communications between healthcare professionals and patients can help to improve health literacy and understanding.15 Techniques that healthcare professionals can use include: 2,16Speak in plain language and avoid technical terms Focus on key information needed for the visit Let the most...
Patients. —A total of 2659 predominantly indigent and minority patients, 1892 English-speaking and 767 Spanish-speaking, presenting for acute care. Main Outcome Measure. —Functional health literacy as measured by the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA), an instrument that measure...
Dr Lowenfels comments on a study that stresses health literacy as a relevant factor to consider for optimizing recovery in patients undergoing day surgery.
Patients' health literacy 来自 BMJ 喜欢 0 阅读量: 10 作者:SS Gill,J Skelton 摘要: Better health literacy is a means to tackle health inequalities Although the term "health literacy" has been around since 1974, its meaning has evolved: it now means much more than the ability to read and ...
Health Literacy : The Pathway to Patient Engagement The most capable and caring of clinicians cannot unilaterally improve a patient's health, foster healthier lifestyles and reduce the risk of chronic illness; patients must be truepartners in their care for these things to happen. The pat... C...
Health literacy: A major problem for many patients 来自 EBSCO 喜欢 0 阅读量: 16 作者: MG Tanzi 摘要: The article focuses on issues surrounding health literacy in the U.S. It notes that majority of patients tend to misinterpret the prescription labels attached on vials of medication, ...