Background: The implication of health literacy is the ability of individuals to find, understand,
and use their required health information from reliable sources. It is an indicator of the …

Deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) populations are understudied in health services research
and underserved in healthcare systems. Existing data indicate that adult DHH patients are …

Sign language version of the abstract This article rethinks the impact of sign language
interpreting services (SLIS) as a social institution. It starts from the observation that “access” …

YouTube is the second most visited website in the world. No studies to date have
characterized and evaluated YouTube videos on colorectal cancer (CRC) although these …

Deaf People and Society is an authoritative text that emphasizes the complexities of being
D/deaf, DeafBlind, Deaf-Disabled, or hard of hearing, drawing on perspectives from …

Background Adolescence is a unique developmental period characterized by biological,
social, and cognitive changes, as well as an interest in managing one's own health care …

Deaf patients often struggle with accessing culturally competent care. Poor communication
and inaccessible health information negatively impact Deaf individuals, resulting in poorer …

Objectives This study explores deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) individuals' preferred
sources of information for COVID-19 and their perceptions of developing severe illness from …

This study investigates the relationship between critical health literacy (CHL) and discussion
of health information among college deaf students who use American Sign Language. CHL …

Background People with hearing impairment have many problems with healthcare use,
which is associated with health literacy. Research on health literacy is less focused on …