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A website to establish a sharing of resources as well as a network node for Winnipeg/Manitoba public librarians and the University of Manitoba Health Sciences librarians.
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In 2008 an Expert Panel on Health Literacy led by the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) produced a report titled A Vision for a Health Literate Canada. This report called for a pan-Canadian strategy for health literacy and the development of…
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Health literacy is the capacity to understand basic health information and make appropriate health decisions. Tens of millions of Americans have limited health literacy-a fact that poses major challenges for the delivery of high-quality care.…
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In this paper, patient-centred care research is reviewed from both the system standpoint and the practitioner standpoint, including research and experience in other jurisdictions, and challenges to providing patient-centred care. OMA “Policy…
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This statement presents a review of the current state of patient-centered care (PCC) in cardiovascular medicine, details the many multidisciplinary efforts that are ongoing in its development, and underscores areas of needed research. The document…
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Defining information need in health - assimilating complex theories derived from information scienceACKGROUND: Key policy drivers worldwide include optimizing patients' roles in managing their care; focusing services around patients' needs and preferences; and providing information to support patients' contributions and choices. The term…
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BACKGROUND: Patients often do not get the information they require from doctors and nurses. To address this problem, interventions directed at patients to help them gather information in their healthcare consultations have been proposed and tested.…
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Background The provision of patient information leaflets (PILs) is an important part of health care. PILs require evaluation, but the frameworks that are used for evaluation are largely under-informed by theory. Most evaluation to date has been…
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BACKGROUND: Little research has examined adolescent health literacy and its relationship with online health information sources. The purpose of this study is to explore health literacy among a predominantly Hispanic adolescent population and to…
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Health communication consists of interpersonal or mass communication activities focused on improving the health of individuals and populations. Skills in understanding and applying information about health issues are critical to this process and may…
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The relationship between patients and doctors is at the core of medical ethics, serving as an anchor for many of the most important debates in the field. Over the past several decades, this relationship has evolved along three interrelated axes — as…
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A visual interactive map to various health literacy resources and their relationship to each other via topic.
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Successful chronic care ideally involves patient engagement, but little is known about chronically ill older adults' ability to self-manage their health. This study examines activation among hypertensive patients older than 65 years. Almost 60% of…
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Health literacy is the capacity to understand basic health information and make appropriate health decisions. Tens of millions of Americans have limited health literacy-a fact that poses major challenges for the delivery of high-quality care.…
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Quality problemPatients often do not fully understand medical information discussed during office visits. This can result in lack of adherence to recommended treatment plans and poorer health outcomes.Choice of solutionWe developed and implemented a…
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The dominant rhetoric in the health care policy debate about cost has assumed an inherent tension between access and quality on the one hand, and cost effectiveness on the other; but an emerging discourse has challenged this narrative by presenting…
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TO THE EDITOR: Berkman and colleagues' excellent review of health literacy research (1) omitted a consideration of and comment on the underlying assumptions shaping each of the studies under review from the various studies they evaluated. Many…