Background Low health literacy is believed to be associated with behaviours that increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. But there is limited knowledge on the relation between health literacy (HL) and diabetes risk, and whether improving HL could be a potential prevention strategy. Therefore, the ...
The health care setting represents a logical site to accomplish this goal. However, little is known about factors that determine acceptability of HIV testing in health care settings, particularly patients' health literacy.关键词: health literacy HIV testing and counseling ...
Health literacy is defined as “the degree to which an individual can obtain, communicate, process, and understand basic health information and services to make proper health decisions.” It has been estimated that only 1 of 10 adults in the United States is health literate. This study built ...
摘要: ObjectiveWe sought to determine the association between low caregiver health literacy and child emergency department (ED) use, both the number and urgency of ED visits.关键词: Health literacy, utilization, emergency service, hospital, health services accessibility, infant, child, preschool, ...
Health literacy is the ability to access and use reliablehealthinformation to make decisions, according to the study's lead author Lindsay Mayberry, Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine. The study followed 3,000 patients hospitalized forcardiovascular diseaseat Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital wi...
Background/goals: Functional health literacy is associated with morbidity, poor adherence, and negative therapeutic outcomes. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of low/inadequate functional health literacy in the Portuguese population. Methods: Cross-sectional observational study. Data collected thr...
Health literacyEnglish language proficiencyLow health literacy is a significant barrier to healthcare access and service utilization; however, there are few studies that have evaluated the factors associated with having low health literacy, especially among immigrant minority populations. This exploratory ...
Inadequate health literacy is prevalent in CAD patients in the Netherlands, and is associated with less favourable CVD risk profiles. Where many other forms of CVD prevention fail, nurse-coordinated care seems to be effective among patients with inadequate health literacy. 展开 ...
摘要: BACKGROUND: Nearly one-half of adult Americans have limited functional literacy skills. Low patient literacy is associated with poor medication adherence and health outcomes. However, little is known about how pharmacies address literacy-related needs among patrons.关键词:...
Low health literacy (LHL) is reported globally as a barrier to achieving quality of life of patients with epilepsy. In South Africa, despite reports that e... MJ Keikelame,L Swartz - 《Epilepsy & Behavior E & B》 被引量: 25发表: 2013年 Factors influencing adherence to dietary guidelines...