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Health literacy and older adults' comprehension of multimedia health information [PDF]

, 2010
Inadequate health literacy is an important barrier to self-care, having been linked to various poor self-care behaviors and health outcomes. Low levels of health literacy likely compromise self-care by impacting patients’ ability to comprehend health ...
D'Andrea, Laura M.
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Transition From Primary to Secondary School: Igniting Attendance and Engagement Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Through National Policy Reform

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's Closing the Gap reform aims to address disparities experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There are specific targets focussed on key educational transitions; yet, the transition to secondary education is not a targeted priority.
Azhar Hussain Potia, Kai W. Wheeler, Tracy Woodroffe, Karen Thorpe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of toxic metal exposure in the association of functional limitation and cardiovascular diseases among US adults

Discover Public Health
Background Functional limitations are common among US adults and are established predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is unclear whether exposure to toxic metals modifies the association between functional limitations and CVD risk ...
Rezaul Karim Ripon, Md Jamil Hossain, Mayra Volquez, Sujata Saunik, Srikanth Sola, Satish C. Govind, Suman Pawar, Narayana G. Prasad   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

5.B. Round table: Improving digital health literacy in the era of generative artificial intelligence

 : Improved access to generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms and technologies has prompted greater awareness of their potential application in health communication.
Okan, Orkan;Nutbeam, Don
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Measuring Child Disadvantage: Comparing Multidimensional and Socioeconomic Approaches for Predicting Developmental Outcomes

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Robust measurement of disadvantage is essential to identifying and addressing inequities in children's development. We tested how a multidimensional framework of child disadvantage performed relative to a traditional socioeconomic position (SEP) approach to predict developmental outcomes.
Wei Hong, Fiona Mensah, Elodie O'Connor, Shuaijun Guo, Sharon Goldfeld, Meredith O'Connor, Cindy Pham, Sarah Gray   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Health Literacy and Health Inequality Among the Elderly in a Super-Aged Society : An Exploratory Literature Review from a Health Diversity Perspective

The purpose of this study is to explore the pathways through which the digital information gap among the elderly in super-aged Korea is connected to health literacy, health diversity, and health inequality.
Young-soon Kim, Korean Association for Literacy, Mi-hyun Chu   +2 more
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National and International Monitoring of Student Literacy and Numeracy Attainment: The Case for Rigorous Macro and Micro Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In her 2024 paper Are Australian students' academic skills declining? Interrogating 25 years of national and international standardised assessment data, Larsen compiled an impressive summary of major international (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS) and national (NAPLAN) standardised assessments pertaining to literacy and numeracy.
Pamela C. Snow, Tanya A. Serry, Jennifer Buckingham, Lorraine S. Hammond, Stephen Dinham, Eamon Charles, Tessa A. Weadman, Nathanial R. Swain, Susan Hiland, Tessa Daffern   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methodology and validation of health literacy scale development in Taiwan

, 2010
[[abstract]]This article reports a generic methodology for developing health literacy assessment tools, consisting of 5 steps: (a) semi-structured, in-depth interviews of health care consumers; (b) consultation with health care, education, and ...
Tsai, TI;Lee, SY;Tsai, YW;Kuo, KN
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Building Community Amidst the Institutional Whiteness of Graduate Study: Black Joy and Maroon Moves in an Academic Marronage

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article reflects on the construction of a supportive community of Black Afro‐diasporic graduate students and their supervisors researching issues relating to race in the field of education in Australia. It draws on the concept of marronage—a term rooted in the fugitive act of becoming a maroon, where enslaved people enacted an escape in ...
Hellen Magoi, Casianus Gemoh, Denise Chapman, Edmund Hypolite, Simon Angok, Melanie Baak, Joel Windle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Australian health consumers understand and intend to use Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) when selecting a hospital?: A qualitative exploration of online hospital report cards

Health Literacy and Communication Open
Background This study explores Australian consumers’ perceptions, comprehension, and intended use of Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs) from Hospital Report Cards in future hospital decision-making, with a focus on health literacy.Methods. Data
Madeline Schultz, Krista Verlis, Brooke Nickel, Kirsten McCaffery, Tessa Copp, Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source