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Health Care Literacy Concept
Problem and Purpose Statement: To identify…
Health Care Literacy Concept
Problem and Purpose Statement: To identify benefits and barriers of health care literacy.
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Benefits
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More frequent participation in health promoting behaviors Bennett, 2012).
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Increased understanding of prescriptions, diagnoses, informed consent, management of diseases, continued rehabilitation and therapies, etcetera (Sierra, 2019)
Poor literacy leads to
Poor Outcomes (Jandorf, 2019).
Worsening disease prognosis, especially with chronic patients, (Jandorf, 2019).
Increased risk of complications (Jandorf, 2019).
Lower adherence to treatments (Jandorf, 2019).
Decreased use of preventative care (Berkman, 2011)
Increased use of emergency care (Berkman, 2011)
Greater number of hospitilizations, (Berkman, 2011)
Higher mortality rate (Berkman, 2011)
References
Berkman ND, Sheridan SL, Donahue KE, Halpern DJ, & Crotty K. (2011). Low health literacy and health outcomes: an updated systematic review. Annals of Internal Medicine, 155(2), 97–107. Retrieved from https://search-ebscohost-com.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=104660233&site=eds-live&scope=siteJandorf, S., Krogh Nielsen, M., Sørensen, K., & Sørensen, T. L. (2019). Low health literacy levels in patients with chronic retinal disease. BMC Ophthalmology, 19(1), 174. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1186/s12886-019-1191-1Sierra, M., & Cianelli, R. (2019). Health Literacy in Relation to Health Outcomes: A Concept Analysis. Nursing Science Quarterly, 32(4), 299–305. https://doi-org.ezp.waldenulibrary.org/10.1177/0894318419864328