Health Literacy

Health Literacy

Selected articles, self-learning modules and automatically-renewing articles on the topic of health literacy in older adults

Learning Modules
Key Review Articles
Medical Impact
Social Issues

PubMed Alerts
Interdisciplinary Issues
Useful Web Sites

Independent Learning Modules

Key Review Articles

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

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Literacy and Health Outcomes:Summary

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

Lee SD, Arozullah AM, Cho YI. Health literacy, social support, and health: A research agenda. Social Science& Medicine,. 2004;58:1309-1321

PubMed Alerts

View the most recently indexed articles in PubMed addressing:

Health Literacy and the Older Adult

Interdisciplinary Issues

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.

Weiss BD. Health Literacy. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. November 2007 (updated June 2010).

Useful Web Sites

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