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Health literacy

open access: yesJournal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2013
At a Morbidity and Mortality conference recently (M&M), I was presented with a patient who was rapidly decompensating in the intensive care unit, and a decision had to be made regarding CPR, including intubation. During the hospitalization just a few hours before this, the patient had been presented with this information and elected to undergo CPR,
openaire   +7 more sources

Harnessing the potential of online marketplaces in the Philippines: Insights from the National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 288-316, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Using the Philippinesʼ first nationally representative survey designed to characterise digital commercial and non‐commercial engagements, including the use of information and communications technology (ICT), the digital economy, and technology‐enabled activities, we investigate the presence of gendered disparities in online marketplaces.
Connie Bayudan‐Dacuycuy   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Internet usage among women‐led micro and small enterprises and household membersʼ use of the internet at home: Evidence from Indonesia during the COVID‐19 pandemic

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 370-393, September 2022., 2022
Abstract This study examines whether internet usage among micro and small enterprises (MSEs) could influence household membersʼ use of the internet in terms of intensity as well as usage for productive activities. Using longitudinal data from MSEs in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, covering the period before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic, the study finds ...
Niken Kusumawardhani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Introduction to the special issue on social and economic impacts of online marketplaces on women in Asia

open access: yesAsia &the Pacific Policy Studies, Volume 9, Issue 3, Page 217-221, September 2022., 2022
Abstract Online marketplaces are growing rapidly globally. They have the potential to significantly benefit women; however, these benefits are not guaranteed. A lack of information on the benefits of or how to participate in online marketplaces could mean womenʼs participation is at an inefficiently low level.
Ryan Edwards, Daniel Suryadarma
wiley   +1 more source

On Curating Responsible and Representative Healthcare Video Recommendations for Patient Education and Health Literacy: An Augmented Intelligence Approach [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2022
Studies suggest that one in three US adults use the Internet to diagnose or learn about a health concern. However, such access to health information online could exacerbate the disparities in health information availability and use. Health information seeking behavior (HISB) refers to the ways in which individuals seek information about their health ...
arxiv  

Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed

open access: yesArchives of Public Health, 2019
As a multi-faceted concept, health literacy concerns the capacities of people to meet the complex demands of health in a modern society, starting with basic skills and ending with active citizenship.
Alexander Roediger   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward Improving Health Literacy in Patient Education Materials with Neural Machine Translation Models [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2022
Health literacy is the central focus of Healthy People 2030, the fifth iteration of the U.S. national goals and objectives. People with low health literacy usually have trouble understanding health information, following post-visit instructions, and using prescriptions, which results in worse health outcomes and serious health disparities.
arxiv  

Strategic Combination of Theory, Plain Language, and Trusted Messengers Contribute to COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake: Lessons Learned from Development and Dissemination of a Community Toolkit

open access: yesVaccines, 2023
Widely accepted practices for the development of health education materials include the use of theoretically driven content, the execution of plain language writing and design strategies, the solicitation of community input, and a plan for dissemination ...
Alison Caballero   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

YouTube Videos for Public Health Literacy? A Machine Learning Pipeline to Curate Covid-19 Videos [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire necessity to improve public health literacy for societal resilience. YouTube, the largest video-sharing social media platform, provides a vast repository of user-generated health information in a multi-media-rich format which may be easier for the public to understand and use if major concerns about ...
arxiv  

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