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Patient empowerment in Flemish hospital wards : a cross-sectional study

, 2021
Objective: Measuring empowerment of patients on Flemish hospital wards by the short form of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM-13) and exploring the association between patient empowerment and patient-centred care, health literacy, patient- and context ...
Beeckman, Dimitri, Eeckloo, Kristof, Malfait, Simon, Theys, Sofie, Van Hecke, Ann, Verhaeghe, Sofie   +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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Helping patient educators meet health literacy needs: End-user testing and iterative development of an innovative health literacy editing tool

PEC Innovation, 2023
Objective: The Sydney Health Literacy Lab (SHeLL) Editor is an online text-editing tool that provides real-time assessment and feedback on written health information (assesses grade reading score, complex language, passive voice).
Julie Ayre, Danielle M. Muscat, Olivia Mac, Carissa Bonner, Adam G. Dunn, Jason Dalmazzo, Dana Mouwad, Kirsten McCaffery   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wikipedia editing and information literacy: A case study [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the success of a Wikipedia editing assessment designed to improve the information literacy skills of a cohort of first-year undergraduate health sciences students.
Dawe, Lydia, Robinson, Ainslie
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Delphi study on health literacy competencies for health professionals

BMC Medical Education
Background Health professionals play a key role in promoting health literacy, as they continue to be one of the main points of contact and most trusted source of information for healthcare users on questions and concerns regarding health and disease.
Anna-Sophia Beese, Rebecca Jaks, Elena Alder, Saskia Maria De Gani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Redesigning pictographs for patients with low health literacy and establishing preliminary steps for delivery via smart phones. [PDF]

, 2016
BackgroundPictographs (or pictograms) have been widely utilized to convey medication related messages and to address nonadherence among patients with low health literacy.
Berry, Donna L, Chu, Adeline, Fernando, Lara, Lam, Annie Y, Morisky, Donald E, Nguyen, Juliet K, Parks, Jason J, Wolpin, Seth E   +7 more
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Cognitive Status in People With Epilepsy in the Republic of Guinea: A Prospective, Case–Control Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with epilepsy (PWE) may experience cognitive deficits but fail to undergo formal evaluation. This study compares cognitive status between PWE and healthy controls in the West African Republic of Guinea. Methods A cross‐sectional, case–control study was conducted in sequential recruitment phases (July 2024–July 2025) at Ignace ...
Maya L. Mastick, Cheick O. Soumah, Malé Doré, Oumar Mara, Desiré Neldje, Fodé A. Cissé, Toure M. Lamine, Aminata Diallo, Seungwon Lee, Siddharth Satish, Alexander J. X. Chen, Alice Liu, Nomin Enkhtsetseg, Farrah J. Mateen, The Guinea Epilepsy Project   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is the effect of a decision aid in potentially vulnerable parents? Insights from the head CT choice randomized trial. [PDF]

, 2020
ObjectiveTo test the hypotheses that use of the Head CT Choice decision aid would be similarly effective in all parent/patient dyads but parents with high (vs low) numeracy experience a greater increase in knowledge while those with low (vs high) health ...
Cohen, Daniel M, Ferrara, Michael J, Herrin, Jeph, Hess, Erik P, Homme, James L, Inselman, Jonathan, Kharbanda, Anupam B, Kuppermann, Nathan, Louie, Jeffrey P, Montori, Victor M, Nigrovic, Lise E, Shah, Nilay D, Skains, Rachel M, Tzimenatos, Leah, Westphal, Jessica J   +14 more
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Remote Monitoring in Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Symptom Variability

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, autoimmune disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness and potential life‐threatening crises. While continuous specialized care is essential, access barriers often delay timely interventions. To address this, we developed MyaLink, a telemedical platform for MG patients.
Maike Stein, Maximilian Mönch, Meret Herdick, Frauke Stascheit, Sarah Hoffmann, Hannah Preßler, Philipp Mergenthaler, Carla Dusemund, Paolo Doksani, Haoqi Sun, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Andreas Meisel, Lea Gerischer, Sophie Lehnerer   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source