For chronic patients, a low literacy is associated with limited skills in the self-management of the disease, the monitoring of treatments and is an obstacle in therapeutic education. In France, there is no study on patients with cancer. However, our pilot study with older adults with cancer ...
synthesis of health literacy among patients with chronic kidney disease.Goal: To summarize the available evidence on benefits and factors that affect health literacy in patients undergoing hemodialysis from the available literature.Method: The study reviewed health literacy among patients undergoing ...
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...
In patients undergoing day surgery, is functional health literacy related to postoperative recovery and to health-related quality of life? The authors of a paper, published in JAMA Surgery, looked at healthcare literacy (defined as the ability to understand and follow written health instructions) ...
"Health literacy" is defined as the ability to make sound health decisions in the context of everyday life—at home, in the community, at the workplace, in the healthcare system, in the marketplace, and in the political arena—and so it is related to the general concept of "literacy....
Health care organizations recognize the importance of improving health literacy, as it allows for health care professionals to communicate information with their patients in a timely and effective manner. One of the ultimate goals, according to the Health Resources and Services Administration,...
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...
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...
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...
“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 ...