Low health literacy has been associated with poor adherence to preoperative and discharge instructions, longer lengths-of-stay, higher readmission rates, and higher health care costs. However, health literacy is modifiable, and therefore it is uniquely positioned for meaningful interventions at the ...
Our work aims to bridge the knowledge gap in the measurement of digital divide, specifically with respect to digital literacy among low literacy populations and new technology users. To this end, we make several contributions to the existing literature. To the best of our knowledge, we are the...
National indicators of health literacy: ability to understand health information and to engage actively with healthcare providers - a population-based surv... Health literacy is a multidimensional concept covering a range of cognitive and social skills necessary for participation in health care. Knowledg...
eHealth provides an important mechanism to connect medically underserved populations with health information, but little is known about gaps in eHealth literacy research in underserved adult populations within the U.S. Between June and July 2013, three systematic literature reviews of five databases were...
Other engagement strategies were communicating in the participants’ preferred language, providing assistance with reading and responding to study questions for those with low literacy, employing research staff from the population of interest, and recruiting in specific locations where the populations of ...
"There is already a problem with low health literacy within the general population," said Diane Smith, assistant professor of occupational therapy and occupational science in the University of Missouri School of Health Professions. "When looking at populations with disabilities or limited English profici...
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The Multidimensional Screener of Functional Health Literacy (MSFHL) was used as the comparator. Almost a third of the study population (32.4%) had inadequate health literacy, with only a low 17.6% achieving an adequate health literacy rating. The majority of patients (65.9%) with inadequate ...
Factors influencing hepatitis B virus (HBV) healthcare access among marginalised poor populations mapped onto the National Institute on Minority Health and Disparities Research Framework. Note: aImmigrants with low income, migrants residing in centres for refugees and asylum seekers, irregular migrants (...
Entertainment education for breast cancer surgery decisions: A randomized trial among patients with low health literacy 2011, Patient Education and Counseling Show abstract Barriers related to mammography use for breast cancer screening among minority women 2010, Journal of the National Medical Association ...