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Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia

Public Health Research & Practice, 2020
Objectives: To explore the variation in understanding of, attitudes towards, and uptake of, health advice on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the 2020 pandemic stage 3 restrictions (‘lockdown’) by health literacy in the Australian population.
Kirsten J McCaffery, Rachael H Dodd , Erin Cvejic , Julie Ayre, Carys Batcup , Jennifer MJ Isautier, Tessa Copp, Carissa Bonner, Kristen Pickles, Brooke Nickel, Thomas Dakin, Samuel Cornell, Michael S Wolf   +12 more
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Integrating consumer perspectives into a large-scale health literacy audit of health information materials: learnings and next steps

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Health information is less effective when it does not meet the health literacy needs of its consumers. For health organisations, assessing the appropriateness of their existing health information resources is a key step to addressing this ...
Julie Ayre, Carissa Bonner, Jemma Gonzalez, Teresa Vaccaro, Michael Cousins, Kirsten McCaffery, Danielle M. Muscat   +6 more
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Health literacy as a mediator of the relationship between socioeconomic status and health: A cross-sectional study in a population-based sample in Florence.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundHealth literacy(HL) has recently been proposed as a potential mediator in the pathway through which socio-economic status(SES) affects health. However, empirical research investigating the contribution of HL in this relationship remains scarce.
Vieri Lastrucci, Chiara Lorini, Saverio Caini, Florence Health Literacy Research Group, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi   +4 more
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Health Literacy and Power

HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2018
Comment article.
Paasche-Orlow, MK, Schillinger, D, Weiss, BD, Bickmore, T, Cabral, H, Chang, P, Bailey, SC, Dewalt, DA, Fernandez, A, Fransen, M, Leung, A, McCaffery, K, Meade, CD, McCormack, LA, Protheroe, J, Parker, R, Rothman, R, Rubin, D, Rudd, R, Sørensen, K, Von Wagner, C, Wolf, MS, Yin, HS, Ownby, RL   +23 more
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New Perspectives on Picture Books [PDF]

Athens Journal of Education, 2017
The use of picture books has been illuminated as a potential to address important topics such as STEM, fluency, and social justice. Unique genres such as hybrid texts and wordless picture books are also worth considering for instruction.
Lisa Ciecierski, James Nageldinger, William P. Bintz, Sara D. Moore   +3 more
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Improving readability of informed consents for research at an academic medical institution

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2017
IntroductionThe final rule for the protection of human subjects requires that informed consent be “in language understandable to the subject” and mandates that “the informed consent must be organized in such a way that facilitates comprehension.” This ...
Kristie B. Hadden, Latrina Y. Prince, Tina D. Moore, Laura P. James, Jennifer R. Holland, Christopher R. Trudeau   +5 more
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COVID-19 and Cancer Patients in the Second Year of the Pandemic: Investigating Treatment Impact, Information Sources, and COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: The novel coronavirus that has triggered the present COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, resulting in widespread morbidity and mortality.
Mohamed A. Ugas, Lisa Avery, Yanning Wang, Alejandro Berlin, Meredith E. Giuliani, Monika Krzyzanowska, Tina J. Papadakos, Naa Kwarley (Linda) Quartey, Diana Samoil, Janet K. Papadakos   +9 more
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Women online: A study of Common Service Centres in India using a capability approach

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 268-287, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Income‐generating activities by women are an effective means of reducing gender‐based deprivation and disparities. In the constrained familial and community settings of developing economies, online platforms can be an appropriate means for women to carry out economic activities. In this context, important initiatives taken by the Government of
Meenakshi Rajeev, Supriya Bhandarkar
wiley   +1 more source

A theory-based self-report measure of health literacy: The Calgary Charter on Health Literacy scale

Methodological Innovations, 2018
We set out to test a theory-based measure of health literacy. To do so, we included the newly developed Calgary Charter on Health Literacy scale in Pre- and Post-evaluation of the Life Enhancement Program at multiple sites. The program focusing on health
Andrew Pleasant, Caitlin Maish, Catina O’Leary, Richard H Carmona   +3 more
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Willingness of women‐led businesses in Pakistan to join formal e‐commerce platforms

Asia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 246-267, September 2022., 2022
Abstract An equitable distribution of economic benefits from the recent growth of e‐commerce in Pakistan requires inclusive adoption of formal digital marketplaces. The available literature and focused discussions reveal that most women‐led businesses rely on informal e‐commerce managed through social media applications and have incomplete and often ...
Syed M. Hasan, M. Raza Mustafa Khan, Verda Arif   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source