The relationship between refugee health status and language, literacy, and time spent in the United States

I Feinberg, MH O'Connor, A Owen-Smith… - HLRP: Health …, 2020 - journals.healio.com
Background: There are 3 million refugees living in the United States today whose health and
wellbeing may be diminished by not being able to understand and use health information …

Strengthening culturally competent health communication

IZ Feinberg, A Owen-Smith, MH O'Connor… - Health …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Vulnerable refugee communities are disproportionately affected by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic; existing longstanding health inequity in these communities is exacerbated by …

Confronting barriers to improve healthcare literacy and cultural competency in disparate populations

DS Polster - Nursing2023, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Positive patient outcomes depend on clear communication. Understanding healthcare
literacy, cultural competency, and health disparities/inequalities is essential for providing …

Simplifying informed consent as a universal precaution

IZ Feinberg, A Gajra, L Hetherington, KS McCarthy - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
One barrier to participating in clinical research is that patients with low literacy skills (1 in 5
US adults) may struggle to understand the informed consent document (ICD). Writing …

Determining the Health Care Behavior Needs of Older Adults Based on the Omaha System

N Kızılkaya, G Kubilay, G Sucu Dag - SAGE Open, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aimed to identify the health behavioral needs of older adults based on the Omaha
System. This descriptive study was conducted in Northern Cyprus between May and October …

[PDF][PDF] Adult literacy: A perspective from the United States

D Greenberg, IZ Feinberg - Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 2019 - researchgate.net
Although low adult literacy has a long history in the United States, it continues to be very
prevalent. Low literacy skills impact adults' abilities to read, write, compute, use technology …

Afrontar las barreras para mejorar la alfabetización sanitaria y la competencia cultural en distintas poblaciones

DS Polster - Nursing (Ed. española), 2019 - Elsevier
Los buenos resultados del paciente dependen de una comunicación clara. Ser consciente
de la alfabetización sanitaria, la competencia cultural y las disparidades/desigualdades …

Facilitating Teach-Back Use: Factors In Patient-Provider Communication Between Medical Residents And Patients With Limited Health Literacy

P Walker - 2024 - scholarworks.gsu.edu
Many patients have difficulty communicating with their healthcare providers (Aldoory, 2017;
Brooks et al., 2020; Watson, 2019). Teach-Back is an evidence-based health literary …

Descriptive phenomenology study of the reasons for the low uptake of free health service package among type II diabetic patients

M Amini-Rarani, S Karimi, L Gharacheh - BMC Health Services Research, 2022 - Springer
Background Although several diabetes management and control programs are introduced in
Iran, rate of using such cares in patients with Type II Diabetic in Ahvaz is low and they show …

[PDF][PDF] Baby boomers and digital health information: access, evaluation, and application.

TJ Walkner - 2021 - iro.uiowa.edu
Baby boomers and digital health information: access, evaluation, and application. Page 1 -
Baby boomers and digital health information: access, evaluation, and application. Walkner …