Health literacy in Suriname [PDF]
Social Work in Health Care, 2017 Low health literacy is an independent predictor of cardiovascular mortality. However, data on health literacy in low- and middle-income countries are scarce. Therefore, we assessed the level of health literacy in Suriname, a middle-income country with a high cardiovascular mortality.We estimated health literacy in a convenience sample at an urban ...
Diemer, Frederieke S. +5 more
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Health Literacy in Orthopaedics
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2023 Health literacy is a dynamic, multifaceted skill set that relies on patients, healthcare providers, and the healthcare system. In addition, health literacy assessment provides an avenue for evaluating patient understanding and offers insights into their health management capabilities.
Amanda Lans, Joseph. H. Schwab
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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 +3 more
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Health literacy and women's health-related behaviors in Taiwan [PDF]
, 2012 [[abstract]]Extant health literacy research is unclear about the contribution of health literacy to health behaviors and is limited regarding women’s health issues.
Lee, SYD;Tsai, TI;Tsai, YW;Kuo, KN
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Facilitators and Barriers to the Development of Health Literacy Capacities Over Time for Self-Management [PDF]
, 2020 Health literacy is a dynamic construct that is content and context specific. An understanding of the facilitators and barriers involved in the development of health literacy over time can provide important insights for the health care providers (HCP) in ...
Barry, Margaret M. +5 more
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Increasing the health literacy of learning disability and mental health nurses in physical care skills: a pre and post-test evaluation of a workshop on diabetes care [PDF]
, 2015 This paper presents the pre- and post-test results of the outcomes of a workshop designed to increase learning disability and mental health nurses’ knowledge and skill to undertake interventions for service users at risk of, or with a diagnosis of, type ...
Trotter, Fiona +10 more
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Health literacy, health perception and related factors among different ethnic groups: a cross-sectional study in southeastern Turkey [PDF]
, 2021 Background: Low levels of health literacy are associated with increased hospitalization rates, problems regarding the proper intake of medications, poor general health and increased mortality rates.
Yiğitalp, Gülhan +2 more
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Health Literacy in Surgery [PDF]
HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2020 Background: Low health literacy is associated with poor health outcomes in many chronic diseases and may have an important role in determining surgical outcomes. This study aims to comprehensively review the current state of science on adult health literacy in surgery and to identify knowledge gaps for future research.
Chang, Michelle E. +10 more
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The multifaceted nature of information literacy: solving the Rubik cube puzzle [PDF]
, 2009 Welcome to the second issue of JIL 2009. The papers in the previous issue (Vol 3, 1, 2009) focused primarily on information literacy education in the context of HE.
Andretta, Susie
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Health literacy profiles of adults with multiple chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study using the Health Literacy Questionnaire [PDF]
, 2020 Health literacy is multidimensional comprising functional, communicative and critical thinking dimensions. Understanding health literacy is crucial for clinicians to develop effective health education strategies.
Dinh, Thi Thuy Ha +2 more
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