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Health Literacy Improvement

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•Health Care Providers (79)

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Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy.

Yin HS, Mendelsohn AL, Wolf MS, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164:181-186.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Quality & Safety Research Group.

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine.

STUDY

Inadequate health literacy among paid caregivers of seniors.

Lindquist LA, Jain N, Tam K, Martin GJ, Baker DW. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:474-479.

STUDY

Helping patients simplify and safely use complex prescription regimens.

Wolf MS, Curtis LM, Waite K, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:300-305.

STUDY

Older patients' understanding of emergency department discharge information and its relationship with adverse outcomes.

Hastings SN, Barrett A, Weinberger M, et al. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:19-25.

STUDY

"Sign right here and you're good to go": a content analysis of audiotaped emergency department discharge instructions.

Vashi A, Rhodes KV. Ann Emerg Med. 2011;57:315-322.e1.

STUDY

Acute care patients discuss the patient role in patient safety.

Rathert C, Huddleston N, Pak Y. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:134-144.

STUDY

Out-of-hospital medication errors: a 6-year analysis of the national poison data system.

Shah K, Barker KA. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:1080-1085.

STUDY

Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young children.

Yin HS, Dreyer BP, van Schaick L, et al. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008;162:814-822.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy.

Wu HW, Nishimi RY, Page-Lopez CM, Kizer KW. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2005.

STUDY

Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.

Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:887-94.

STUDY

Health literacy and communication quality in health care organizations.

Wynia MK, Osborn CY. J Health Commun. 2010;15(suppl 2):102-115.

COMMENTARY

The Role of Health Literacy in Patient Safety

Wolf MS, Cooper Bailey S. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

STUDY

Health literacy and the quality of physician–patient communication during hospitalization.

Kripalani S, Jacobson TA, Mugalla IC, Cawthon CR, Niesner KJ, Vaccarino V. J Hosp Med. 2010;5:269-275.

STUDY

Medication errors in the homes of children with chronic conditions.

Walsh KE, Mazor KM, Stille CJ, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:581-586.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with...Dean Schillinger, MD

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

COMMENTARY

Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety.

Rothman RL, Yin HS, Mulvaney S, Co JPT, Homer C, Lannon C. Pediatrics. 2009;124(suppl 3):S315-S326.

STUDY

Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.

Marvanova M, Roumie CL, Eden SK, Cawthon C, Schnipper JL, Kripalani S. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:488-493.

STUDY

Risk of unintentional overdose with non-prescription acetaminophen products.

Wolf MS, King J, Jacobson K, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1587-1593.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Health Literacy Research: Current Status and Future Directions.

Paasche-Orlow MK, Wilson EAH, McCormack L, eds. J Health Comm. 2010;15(suppl 2):1-225.

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