Health Literacy

A trinidadian cardiovascular medication adherence survey: the ADHERE TNT study

“…Generally, poor health literacy is associated with worse adherence and conversely, several studies demonstrated a consistent link between higher education levels and respective adherence. 8,25 This highlights the need to focus on this high-risk subgroup of patients with low-medium adherence who are susceptible to worse outcomes. A substantial majority of patients, almost fourfifths, in the study did not possess advanced education and in parallel, have poor adherence combined with high rates of cardiovascular risk equivalent conditions such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease.…”

Do Patient Preferences for Health Information Vary by Health Literacy or Numeracy? A Qualitative Assessment

“…While it has been suggested that physicians overestimate the health literacy abilities of their patients (Kelly & Haidet, 2007), physicians need to ensure they use communication styles that make no assumption about whether an individual can understand. Communication during the patientphysician encounter should include the use of plain language (no jargon) and be specific, use multiple forms of communication, help patients to ask questions, and assess comprehension of information to make certain that all patients understand the information they have been given (Oates & Paasche-Orlow, 2009). All of our study participants had multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease which usually requires changes to be made in terms of lifestyle choices, diet, exercise, as well as one or more medications; thus, making the need for clear and easy to understand health information such as risks for this group even greater.…”

Advanced Nursing Experience is Beneficial for Lowering the Peritonitis Rate in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis

“…Accordingly, a nurse with advanced experience will recommend a practical study plan using a negotiated care strategy, as they were observed to do in training on volume management (15). Also, a nurse with advanced experience might be good at inspiring patients to ask questions, providing immediate feedback during learner practice, and motivating patients or their assistants to do their best (16). During interactions, nurses with advanced experience can establish a good nurse-client relationship with patients and their family members (2), a step that has been cited as critical by all patients in terms of how those patients perceive the organization and structure of the PD facility (7).…”