which can be broadly defined as “[people’s ability] to make judgements and take decisions in everyday life concerning healthcare, disease prevention and health promotion to maintain or improve their quality of life”1. Low literacy is a worldwide phenomenon2: limited or non...
Brown L. Low health literacy: What pharmacists can do to help. J Am Pharm Assoc 2006;46:4-6.Brown L, Upchurch G, Frank SK. Low health literacy: what pharmacists can do to help. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2006;46(1):4-11.American Pharmacists Association. Low health literacy: what pharmacists...
More than 90 million adults in the United States have poor health literacy skills.Why should pharmacists care about low health literacy among the patient population? The simple answer is that at the core of the pharmacy profession is the improvement of health outcomes through the use of ...
Personal health literacy is intertwined with organizational health literacy because one cannot exist without the other. Because the onus is not on the patient to achieve high personal health literacy, organizational health literacy is essential. Some data shows that nearlya third of adu...
Disparities in adoption rates.Adigital divideremains when it comes tothe adoption of PHRs. Consumers who havelow computer competencyandlow health literacyare less likely to use PHRs. While personal health record vendors must adhere to various privacy regulations, only those tied in with electronic ...
Mental health literacy was abysmally low amongst the adolescents surveyed. There’s an urgent need to increase mental health awareness in Nigeria.Background The burden of depression and other mental health conditions is on the rise globally; depression is a leading cause of disability and has been...
“If you don’t have insurance or your insurance network is limited, following up with a cardiologist [for heart failure] can be challenging.” Some types of heart failure treatments can also be hard to afford without health insurance. Low health literacy. “Health literacy” means how well...
Usually, if the premium is high, the out-of-pocket limit is low. What Is Coinsurance? Now that we’ve covered the other major features in a health insurance plan, let’s talk about coinsurance. Coinsurance is the percentage of costs the consumer is responsible for after hitting the ...
for treating vulnerable populations is key -- specifically, funding for community health centers. Thesehealth centers provide care to 31.5 million peoplein the U.S., most of whom are low-income, uninsured or housing insecure, according to the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC...
Financial literacy is an issue with broad implications for economic health. Fast Fact If you are a younger individual, retirement may seem years away. Yet it is one of the best goals to begin saving for. That's because the earlier you start, the longer your invested savings will have toco...