Objectives To synthesize published research exploring emergency department (ED)
communication strategies and decision-making with persons living with dementia (PLWD) …

Abstract Problem Identification: To evaluate the effects of nurse-led telephone-based
supportive interventions (NTSIs) for patients with cancer. Literature Search: Electronic …

This study assesses the associations between health literacy and various health behaviors
and social factors among older adults, and whether social factors moderate the other …

Background/Research Question: In the health literacy (HL) discourse there is debate about
the ways by which HL is impacting health. Three different, logically non-exclusive …

Objective: To investigate the relationships between social isolation, health literacy, and all-
cause mortality, and the modifying effect of social isolation on the latter relationship …

BACKGROUND: Low health literacy in older adults has been associated with poor health
outcomes (ie, mortality, decreased physical and cognitive functioning, and less preventive …

Objective This study aims to investigate the distribution of health literacy levels and the
association of health literacy with fear of cancer progression (FoP) over the course of cancer …

Background: Health literacy is an important determinant of health, but national health literacy
levels are known for only some European countries. This study aims to examine to what …

Background Many older adults have low levels of health literacy which affects their ability to
participate optimally in healthcare. It is unclear how cognitive decline contributes to health …

In this exploratory sequential mixed-methods study, interviews with 125 adults aged 55–92
(mean age 71) living in the Minneapolis (Minnesota) metropolitan area suggested that …