What’s New for ‘Health Literacy

What’s new for ‘health literacy – a selected list of articles found from a recent search.

Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults. Marvanova M, Roumie CL, Eden SK, Cawthon C, Schnipper JL, Kripalani S.J Hosp Med. 2011 Oct 31. doi: 10.1002/jhm.925. [Epub ahead of print] Related citations

Assessing health literacy in heart failure patients.Robinson S, Moser D, Pelter MM, Nesbitt T, Paul SM, Dracup K.J Card Fail. 2011 Nov;17(11):887-92. Related citations

Supporting family caregivers: teaching essential skills to family caregivers. Nigolian CJ, Miller KL. Am J Nurs. 2011 Nov;111(11):52-8. Related citations

Supporting family caregivers: teaching essential skills to family caregivers. Nigolian CJ, Miller KL. Am J Nurs. 2011 Nov;111(11):52-8. Related citations

The quality of websites addressing fibromyalgia: an assessment of quality and readability using standardised tools. Daraz L, Macdermid JC, Wilkins S, Gibson J, Shaw L. BMJ Open. 2011 Jan 1;1(1):e000152. Epub 2011 Jul 31. Related citations

Improving communication of breast cancer recurrence risk. Brewer NT, Richman AR, Defrank JT, Reyna VF, Carey LA. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011 Oct 1. [Epub ahead of print] Related citations

Promoting health literacy: a nursing imperative.(includes abstract); Speros, Carolyn I; Nursing Clinics of North America, 2011 Sep; 46 (3): 321-33 (journal article – tables/charts) ISSN: 0029-6465 PMID: 21791267