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low health literacy is linked to higher risk of death and more emergency room visits and hospitalizations
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NAAL reports that low health literacy is higher among adults who spoke a language other than English before starting school. Education Level Low health literacy is higher among individuals who did not complete high school. More than 76% of respondents in the survey who did not complete high school scored at the "Below Basic" or "Basic" level of health literacy.
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People with low health literacy use more health care services, have a greater risk for hospitalization, and have a higher utilization of expensive services, such as emergency care and inpatient admissions
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The report estimates that the cost of low health literacy to the U.S. economy is between $106 billion to $238 billion annually
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Low health literacy was once viewed as an individual patient's deficit-that is, a patient's lack of knowledge and skills regarding health issues. We now recognize that health literacy is a "systems issue" (Rudd, 2010), reflecting the complexity of both the presentation of health information and navigation of the health care system.
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These initiatives raise importance of health literacy as a component in an effort to improve the health of the U.S. population, decrease costs, and reduce the number of medical errors
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People with low health literacy have a lower likelihood of getting flu shots, understanding medical labels and instructions, and a greater likelihood of taking medicines incorrectly compared with adults with higher health literacy.
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The annual cost of low health literacy to the U.S. economy was $106 billion to $238 billion.
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Joe Essel"Health literacy is not simply the ability to read. It requires a complex group of reading, listening, analytical, and decision-making skills, and the ability to apply these skills to health situations. For example, it includes the ability to understand instructions on prescription drug bottles, appointment slips, medical education brochures, doctor's directions and consent forms, and the ability to negotiate complex health care systems.
Health Literacy in a Cultural Context" -
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"the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions."
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- Access health care services
- Analyze relative risks and benefits
- Calculate dosages
- Communicate with health care providers
- Evaluate information for credibility and quality
Patients are often faced with complex information and treatment decisions. Patients need to:
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- Interpret test results
- Locate health information
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- Visually literate (able to understand graphs or other visual information)
- Computer literate (able to operate a computer)
- Information literate (able to obtain and apply relevant information)
- Numerically or computationally literate (able to calculate or reason numerically)
omplish these tasks, individuals may need to be:
Oral language skills are important as well. Patients need to articulate their health concerns
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Sodexo LibrarianTopics on this page:
*Definition
*Skills Needed for Health Literacy
*Prevalence of Low Health Literacy
*Economic Impact of Low Health Literacy
*Initiatives to Improve Patient Communication
*Research Findings on Impact of Literacy
*Role of the Consumer Health Librarian
*Health Literacy Organizations and Programs
*Bibliographies, Webliographies, and Web Resources
*Health Literacy Listservs
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Danielle GGlassman, Penny. "Health Literacy." National Network of Libraries of Medicine. National Library of Medicine. n.d. Web. 19 Nov 2010.
This article is about health literacy and many of its aspects. This article defines what health literacy is. It states what skills are needed for health literacy. It shares the effect economic statuses have on low health literacy. It shares some statistics about the connection between people with low health literacy and poor health. This article also gives names of some health literacy organizations and programs. -
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Ruth Loyercomprehensive health literacy information with practical links for health literacy organizations and program
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Chelsey GodbeyNational Network of Libraries of Medicine
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Health literacy is defined in Health People 2010 as: "The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions".
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- evaluating information for credibility and quality,
- analyzing relative risks and benefits,
- calculating dosages,
- interpreting test results, or
- locating health information.
specific tasks patients are required to carry out may include:
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With the development of the Internet as a source of health information, health literacy may also include the ability to search the Internet and evaluate websites.
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According to the American Medical Association, poor health literacy is "a stronger predictor of a person's health than age, income, employment status, education level, and race" (Report on the Council of Scientific Affairs, Ad Hoc Committee on Health Literacy for the Council on Scientific Affairs, American Medical Association, JAMA, Feb 10, 1999).
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Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, the Institute of Medicine reports that ninety million people in the United States, nearly half the population, have difficulty understanding and using health information. As a result, patients often take medicines on erratic schedules, miss follow-up appointments, and do not understand instructions like "take on an empty stomach".
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M SundbergThis article provides solid definitions and gives great examples of what skills are needed to have adequate health literacy. For example, one must be able to calculate dosage of medicine and interpret test results in a informative way. This article says that one must be all kinds of literate (like visually and numerically).
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Stephen MaherBasic understanding of what Health Literacy is and why it is so important.
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anna stallingsNational Network of Libraries of Medicine ~ This website contains a variety of topics related to health literacy including: 1.) a definition, 2.) skills needed for health literacy, 3.) background of health literacy, 4.) research findings on impact of l
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