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Using Qualitative Design to Study Health Literacy
Health literacy is critical for mobilising human and societal capital for patients, users, health professionals, organisations, and political bodies. Health reforms and changes in health services require continuous research into how health professionals ...
Landstad, Bodil J.,, Kvangarsnes, Marit
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang +3 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl +5 more
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Enhance physical, mental and academic wellbeing of pupils in Germany through digital health literacy
BACKGROUND: Digital health literacy (DHL) involves the ability to find, understand, appraise, and apply health information from digital sources. It serves as the foundation for informed decision-making about one’s health and well-being using digital ...
Stauch, L +7 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT People impacted by alcohol and other drugs (AOD) are supported across a range of health and social service settings, often by workers in generalist roles who may not have specialist training. Vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role in equipping AOD workers with the knowledge and skills required for practice, yet there is no ...
Kirrilly Thompson +6 more
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Nurse Practitioner’s Perception and Knowledge of Health Literacy
, 2018 A small proportion of U.S. adults are proficient enough in health literacy to understand and use health information effectively. Providers may lack knowledge of basic health literacy facts, consequences associated with low health literacy, health ...
Phillips, Kelli
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Participatory approaches such as inclusive research and co‐production are recognised as best practice in disability research and service design. These approaches promote inclusion and improve the relevance, quality, and impact of research and services.
Jacinta Oakley, Em Bould, Natasha Layton
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Psychometric evaluation of a COVID-19 health literacy scale applying Rasch analysis
BACKGROUND: Assessing health literacy in times of the COVID-19 pandemic is vital, since health literacy has been highlighted as a personal resource for managing health information.
Dadaczynski, K +4 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines informal supporters' experiences and views of NDIS behaviour support practitioners, including engagement, information needed to support selection, and perceptions of practitioners' knowledge, skill, and practice. It reports data from a cross‐sectional online survey of 123 informal support providers of participants receiving
Alinka Fisher +7 more
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