Because health literacy can have different meanings for patients with different diseases, this review aimed to crystalize a definition in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and emphasize its ...

Just because a patient nods and does not ask any questions during a health encounter, does not mean that patient truly understands the information that was communicated. Providers need to examine how ...

(Reuters Health) - Acute heart failure patients are more likely to die within two years of hospitalization if they have trouble understanding and using health information, according to a new study.

Mary Smith sat in an armchair in her home and held up an inhaler. “This one opens my lung passages,” said the 71-year-old grandmother, who suffers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. “Then I ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Published results showed no significant relationship between health literacy and patients’ preferred involvement ...

People with diabetes who have limited health literacy are at higher risk for hypoglycemia or low blood sugar, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco ...

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62(4):364-365. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine indicates that the health literacy of the average American is low and that health care professionals use too ...

Surgical patients are more likely to experience a postoperative infection if they have low health literacy, which is a limited capacity to understand and act on health information, according to ...

Testing patients for levels of health literacy holds potential for improving physician-patient communication, according to a study published in Surgery. The study authors administered a two-minute ...

Healthcare providers may have to pay increased attention to improving patients’ health literacy, also known as the ability to understand and use health information, according to a Journal Gazette news ...

UCLA hospital volunteers will help patients better understand their health conditions and treatments with Project Health Literacy, a new research project. The project will have two parts. Volunteers, ...