Health Literacy and Cultural Competency: Articles of Interest

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Health Literacy

Articles of Interest Alert, October 7, 2011:
Development and validation of a Spanish diabetes-specific numeracy measure: DNT-15 Latino

Articles of Interest Alert, September 16, 2011:
Caring for patients with limited health literacy: a 76-year-old man with multiple medical problems

Articles of Interest Alert, July 29, 2011:
Critical health literacy: A review and critical analysis

Articles of Interest Alert, June 3, 2011:
Effectiveness of a Web-based colorectal cancer screening patient decision aid: a randomized controlled trial in a mixed-literacy population

Articles of Interest Alert, May 20, 2011:
Health literacy: critical opportunities for social work leadership in health care and research

Articles of Interest Alert, April 1, 2011:
Critical appraisal of health literacy indices revealed variable underlying constructs, narrow content and psychometric weaknesses

Articles of Interest Alert, March 19, 2010:
Health literacy instrument in family medicine: the "newest vital sign" ease of use and correlates

Articles of Interest Alert, March 12, 2010:
Consumer and health literacy: The need to better design tobacco-cessation product packaging, labels, and inserts

Articles of Interest Alert, March 5, 2010:
Have you thought about your patients' health literacy today?
Decision-making role preferences among patients with HIV: associations with patient and provider characteristics and communication behaviors
Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk factors at hospital admission
Caregiving and chronic care: the guided care program for families and friends

Articles of Interest Alert, February 19, 2010:
Health literacy in the context of HIV treatment: introducing the Brief Estimate of Health Knowledge and Action

Articles of Interest Alert, February 12, 2010:
The impact of health literacy on self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with diabetes receiving care in an inner-city hospital

Articles of Interest Alert, January 29, 2010:
The challenge of shared decision making among patients with lower literacy: a framework for research and development

Articles of Interest Alert, December 11, 2009:
The role of culture in health literacy and chronic disease screening and management

Articles of Interest Alert, December 4, 2009:
The impact of patients' participation on physicians' patient-centered communication
Health literacy rates in a sample of active duty military personnel

Articles of Interest Alert, November 13, 2009:
Health literacy and children: recommendations for action
Introduction: Child health disparities and health literacy
Health literacy and child health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature
Health literacy and quality: focus on chronic illness care and patient safety
Literacy and learning in health care
The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative study

Articles of Interest Alert, September 11, 2009:
An evaluation of the relationship between the implementation of a newly designed prescription drug label at target pharmacies and health outcomes

Articles of Interest Alert, September 5, 2008:
Survey response style and differential use of CAHPS rating scales by Hispanics

Articles of Interest Alert, April 18, 2008:
Association between cancer risk perception and screening behavior among diverse women
Language and regional differences in evaluations of Medicare managed care by Hispanics

Articles of Interest Alert, October 26, 2007:
Health literacy: An overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities

Articles of Interest Alert, November 24, 2006:
When do older adults turn to the Internet for health information? Findings from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study
Do content and format affect older consumers use of comparative information in a Medicare health plan choice? Results from a controlled experiment

Articles of Interest Alert, November 17, 2006:
Cancer communication patterns and the influence of patient characteristics: disparities in information-giving and affective behaviors
Health literacy is a predictor of HIV/AIDS knowledge

Articles of Interest Alert, February 10, 2006:
Public education and cancer control

Articles of Interest Alert, February 3, 2006:
Women's views of prenatal violence screening: acceptability and confidentiality issues
Literacy and knowledge, attitudes, and behavior about colorectal cancer screening

Articles of Interest Alert, January 6, 2006:
The value of experience: differences in knowledge among Medicare beneficiaries

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Cultural and Linguistic Competency

Articles of Interest Alert, October 7, 2011:
Raising low 'patient activation' rates among Hispanic immigrants may equal expanded coverage in reducing access disparities

Articles of Interest Alert, September 23, 2011:
Role-reversal exercise with Deaf Strong Hospital to teach communication competency and cultural awareness

Articles of Interest Alert, August 26, 2011:
Transcreation of validated smoking relapse-prevention booklets for use with Hispanic populations

Articles of Interest Alert, July 15, 2011:
Patient-physician language concordance and primary care screening among Spanish-speaking patients
Community health workers then and now: an overview of national studies aimed at defining the field

Articles of Interest Alert, July 8, 2011:
Impact of communication on preventive services among deaf American Sign Language users

Articles of Interest Alert, July 1, 2011:
Patient-provider communication differs for black compared to white HIV-infected patients

Articles of Interest Alert, May 13, 2011:
Racial/ethnic disparities in primary care: the role of physician-patient concordance

Articles of Interest Alert, May 6, 2011:
Delayed or forgone care and dissatisfaction with care for children with special health care needs: the role of perceived cultural competency of health care providers
Do physicians with self-reported non-English fluency practice in linguistically disadvantaged communities?

Articles of Interest Alert, April 8, 2011:
Adaptation of the FLU-FOBT program for a primary care clinic serving a low-income Chinese American community: new evidence of effectiveness

Articles of Interest Alert, April 1, 2011:
Continuity of care and colorectal cancer screening by Vietnamese American patients

Articles of Interest Alert, March 11, 2011:
Does cultural competency training of health professionals improve patient outcomes? A systematic review and proposed algorithm for future research
Validation of self-reported health literacy questions among diverse English and Spanish-speaking populations

Articles of Interest Alert, March 4, 2011:
Influence of language barriers on outcomes of hospital care for general medicine inpatients

Articles of Interest Alert, February 11, 2011:
Patient-provider language concordance and colorectal cancer screening
Language barriers, physician-patient language concordance, and glycemic control among insured Latinos with diabetes: the Diabetes Study of Northern California (DISTANCE)
Patient navigation to increase mammography screening among inner city women

Articles of Interest Alert, January 21, 2011:
Culturally appropriate storytelling to improve blood pressure: a randomized trial

Articles of Interest Alert, March 19, 2010:
Community-driven approaches for reducing health disparities in cancer

Articles of Interest Alert, March 12, 2010:
Patient and family involvement in contemporary health care

Articles of Interest Alert, March 5, 2010:
Patient and physician beliefs about control over health: association of symmetrical beliefs with medication regimen adherence
Perspectives of non-Hispanic Black and Latino patients in Boston's urban community health centers on their experiences with diabetes and hypertension
Collection of data on patients' race and ethnic group by physician practices
The association of provider communication with trust among adults with sickle cell disease

Articles of Interest Alert, February 26, 2010:
Can incentives to improve quality reduce disparities?
Use of interpreters by physicians treating limited English proficient women with breast cancer: results from the provider survey of the Los Angeles Women's Health Study
Has pay-for-performance decreased access for minority patients?

Articles of Interest Alert, February 12, 2010:
Not the model minority: how to address disparities in Asian American health care

Articles of Interest Alert, January 29, 2010:
Asthma care quality for children with minority-serving providers

Articles of Interest Alert, January 8, 2010:
Cultural competency training and performance reports to improve diabetes care for black patients: a cluster randomized, controlled trial
Role of acculturation research in advancing science and practice in reducing health care disparities among Latinos

Articles of Interest Alert, December 11, 2009:
Impact of interpreters on the receipt of new prescription medication information among Spanish-speaking Latinos
Improving asthma outcomes in minority children: a randomized, controlled trial of parent mentors
Improving the provision of language services at an academic medical center: ensuring high-quality health communication for limited-English-proficient patients

Articles of Interest Alert, October 9, 2009:
Community demographics and access to health care among U.S. Hispanics

Articles of Interest Alert, October 2, 2009:
Examining Latin differences in mental healthcare use: the roles of acculturation and attitudes towards healthcare

Articles of Interest Alert, September 25, 2009:
The role of culture in the context of school-based BMI screening

Articles of Interest Alert, September 4, 2009:
Implementation of culturally and linguistically competent policies by state Title V Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) programs

Articles of Interest Alert, September 12, 2008:
Factors affecting enrollment in literacy studies for English- and Spanish-speaking cancer patients

Articles of Interest Alert, March 28, 2008:
Provider and clinic cultural competence in a primary care setting

Articles of Interest Alert, November 10, 2006:
Overview of qualitative methods in research with diverse populations: making research reflect the population
Using cognitive interviews to develop surveys in diverse populations

Articles of Interest Alert, October 6, 2006:
A prescription for cultural competence in medical education

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