Health Literacy |
Overview: Health Literacy and the Older Adult Interactive Learning Module |
Key Review Articles | top |
Andrus MR, Roth MT. Health literacy: A review. Pharmacotherapy. 2002;22:282-302.
Murphy-Knoll L. Low health literacy puts patients at risk: The joint commission proposes solutions to national problem. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22:205-209.
Murray MD, Morrow DG, Weiner M, et al. A conceptual framework to study medication adherence in older adults. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2004;2:36-43.
Villaire M, Mayer G. Low health literacy: The impact on chronic illness management. Prof Case Manag. 2007;12:213-6; quiz 217-8.
Wolf, MS, Gazmararian, JA, Baker, DW. Health literacy and functional health status among older adults. Arch Intern Med: 2005; 165:1946.
Medical Impact | top |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Literacy and Health Outcomes:Summary
Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics: Elder Care: A Resource for Providers: Health Literacy
Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, Thompson JA, Gazmararian JA,Huang J. Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med.2007;167:1503-1509.
Northwestern University: Low Health Literacy Equals Early Death Sentence
Marcus EN. The silent epidemic--the health effects of illiteracy. N Engl J Med.2006;355:339-341.
What did the Doctor Say? Improving Health Literacy to Protect Patient Safety
Social Issues | top |
Lee SD, Arozullah AM, Cho YI. Health literacy, social support, and health: A research agenda. Social Science& Medicine,. 2004;58:1309-1321
PubMed Alerts | top |
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Interdisciplinary Issues | top |
Hemming HE, Langille L. Building knowledge inliteracy and health. Can J Public Health. 2006;97 Suppl 2:S31-6.
Lloyd LL, Ammary NJ, Epstein LG, Johnson R, Rhee K.A transdisciplinary approach to improve health literacy and reduce disparities.Health Promot Pract. 2006;7:331-335.
Meade CD, Menard J, Martinez D, Calvo A. Impacting health disparities through community outreach: Utilizing the CLEAN look (culture, literacy,education, assessment, and networking). Cancer Control.2007;14:70-77.
Watters EK. Literacy for health: An interdisciplinary model. J Transcult Nurs. 2003;14:48-54.
Useful Web Sites | top |
