NWAHEC's Health Literacy Information for Health Care Professionals

Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons.

amylue — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:23:25 +0000

Baker DW, Wolf MS, Feinglass J, Thompson JA, Gazmararian JA, Huang J.
Health literacy and mortality among elderly persons. Arch Intern Med. 2007 Jul 23;167(14):1503-9. ADL. Abstract available on PubMed.

Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies.

amylue — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:30:39 +0000

Bradshaw M, Tomany-Korman S, Flores G.
Language barriers to prescriptions for patients with limited English proficiency: a survey of pharmacies. Pediatrics. 2007 Aug;120(2):e225-35. Abstract available on PubMed.

Development of an illustrated medication schedule as a low-literacy patient education tool.

amylue — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:16:43 +0000

Kripalani S, Robertson R, Love-Ghaffari MH, Henderson LE, Praska J, Strawder A, Katz MG, Jacobson TA.
Development of an illustrated medication schedule as a low-literacy patient education tool. Patient Educ Couns. 2007 Jun;66(3):368-77. Abstract available at PubMed.

Nursing: new articles of interest

amylue — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:27:42 +0000

Kurtzman ET, Corrigan JM.
Measuring the contribution of nursing to quality, patient safety, and health care outcomes. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2007 Feb;8(1):20-36. Abstract available at PubMed.

Ross J.
Health literacy and its influence on patient safety. J Perianesth Nurs. 2007 Jun;22(3):220-2.

Hospitals/Health Care Facilites: new articles

amylue — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:26:24 +0000

Knapp C.
Bronson Methodist Hospital: journey to excellence in quality and safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006 Oct;32(10):556-63. Abstract available at PubMed.

Mitty E, Flores S.
Assisted living nursing practice: medication management: Part 1. Assessing the resident for self-medication ability. Geriatr Nurs. 2007 Mar-Apr;28(2):83-9. ADL. Abstract available at PubMed.

Ross J.
Health literacy and its influence on patient safety. J Perianesth Nurs. 2007 Jun;22(3):220-2.