Discover how clear communication principles can transform complex clinical research topics, as we conclude our Health Literacy series with a practical example on participant data transparency.
Today's Dietitian: Food Literacy Program Helps Rural, Uninsured Patients With Diabetes Build Healthy Eating Skills
Food Literacy Program Helps Rural, Uninsured Patients With Diabetes Build Healthy Eating Skills
Taking care of our own health and that of our family is an ongoing part of everyday life, not just when we visit a doctor or hospital. Increasing our health literacy can help us protect our health, ...
Forbes: Better Health Literacy Saves Lives—And Money. It Is Time To Act
Medical Xpress: The importance of health literacy for international students in Japan
Assessing health literacy levels soon after hospital admission and adjusting discharge instructions accordingly helped reduce readmission rates for pediatric patients after heart surgery and improve ...
Limited health literacy is a costly issue for the healthcare system, leading to unnecessary morbidity and mortality. Enhancing health literacy could prevent nearly 1 million hospital visits annually ...
English- and Spanish-speaking patients age ≥ 18 years were recruited while admitted for first allogeneic HSCT. Associations between low health literacy (Newest Vital Sign ≤ 3 or Short Test of ...
The American Journal of Managed Care: Potential Health Literacy Resources for Health Plans: A Narrative Review
Several evidence-based health literacy resources may be beneficial in health plan settings to improve organizational health literacy, personal health literacy, and health equity. Objectives: Numerous ...
Source: Ilan Kelman Mental health literacy can overcome the reticence to talk about mental health and well-being. The Mental Health Literacy Collaborative, founded in 2023, has promoted and ...