News tagged with health literacy
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A pregnant woman does not look like an olive
Replacing confusing language and icons on standard warnings labels for prescription medicine and listing only the most important warnings could make a big difference in how well patients understand the instructions that are ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Low health literacy associated with higher rate of death among heart failure patients
An examination of health literacy (such as understanding basic health information) among managed care patients with heart failure, a condition that requires self-management, found that nearly one in five have low health literacy, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Apr 26, 2011 |
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Struggling to follow doctor's orders
Paid caregivers make it possible for seniors to remain living in their homes. The problem, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study, is that more than one-third of caregivers had difficulty reading and understanding ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Health literacy impacts chance of heart failure hospitalization, study says
Being able to read and understand words like anemia, hormones and seizure means a patient with heart failure may be less likely to be hospitalized, according to a new study from Emory University School of Medicine. Findings ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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What can health-care facilities do to help patients better understand medical information
Studies show that nearly half of all Americans have difficulty understanding health information. Confusing medical directions, such as dosage and timing of prescription medicine, can lead to serious consequences including ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Researchers Challenge Myth of the Well-Adjusted Asian American
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two University at Buffalo researchers are challenging the "myth of the well-adjusted Asian American," detailing how members of one of the country's fastest-growing ethnic groups face crucial disadvantages ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Attitudes, beliefs and health literacy impact how patients manage chronic lower-back pain
Approximately 10% of low back pain (LBP) sufferers experience persistent pain and significant disability. In a study published in the August issue of Pain, a group of Australian researchers investigating the relevance of hea ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Health information not communicated well to minority populations, researcher finds
According to the Institute of Medicine, more than 90 million Americans suffer from low health literacy¬, a mismatch between patients' abilities to understand healthcare information and providers' abilities ...
Oct 30, 2009 |
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From slam poetry to plain language for health care
The doctor's mouth opens, and "medicalese" pours forth: words like "pyrosis" and "myocardial infarction." The patient's eyes glaze over. If only the doctor said "heartburn" or "heart attack," the patient could learn what ...
Jul 08, 2009 |
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