Functional Health Literacy and Understanding of Medications at Discharge

Improvements in Cognition Following Hospital Discharge of Community Dwelling Seniors

“…Maniaci et al phoned patients between 4 and 18 days after discharge and found that 86% were aware that they had been prescribed new medications, but fewer could identify the name (64%) of new medications or their dosages (56%) and only 11% could recall being told of any adverse effects, with older patients answering fewer questions correctly (P= 0.02). 18 Understanding and recall of discharge instructions may be imperative to the success of seniors avoiding rehospitalization.…”

Accuracy of reporting current medications by cancer patients presenting to an emergency center

“…We asked about five medication elements: name, frequency, dose, indication, and route. Previous studies have used the first four elements in the assessment of patient compliance and knowledge of their medications [5,10,12,18], and we included route to study its effect on knowledge. Patients were allowed to use medication aids, such as a list or their own pill bottles, to fill out the survey.…”

Achieving High‐Quality Multicultural Geriatric Care

“…Latinos, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and individuals with limited literacy are more likely to be uncertain about their treatment decisions. 17 Furthermore, low literacy has been associated with lower likelihood of using preventive health measures for older adults.…”