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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedMacEwan SR, Gaughan A, Hefner JL
Identifying the role of inpatient portals to support health literacy: perspectives from patients and care team members.
Health literacy is a fundamental contributor to an individual's ability to self-manage their health and appropriately use health care services. Tools that positively impact health literacy therefore have potential to improve health outcomes. Inpatient portals are a tool that provides patients an opportunity to cultivate health literacy skills during hospitalization. This study investigated how inpatient portal use could impact attributes of health literacy.
AHRQ-funded; HS024091; HS024767; HS024379.
Citation: MacEwan SR, Gaughan A, Hefner JL .
Identifying the role of inpatient portals to support health literacy: perspectives from patients and care team members.
Patient Educ Couns 2021 Apr;104(4):836-43. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.028..
Keywords: Health Literacy, Health Information Technology (HIT), Hospitalization, Inpatient Care
Glick AF, Brach C, Yin HS
AHRQ Author: Brach C
Health literacy in the inpatient setting: implications for patient care and patient safety.
This article considers how health literacy plays a part in events that lead up to children's hospitalizations both during hospital admission and after discharge. The authors discussed interventions that incorporate health-literacy-informed strategies and that target patients, families, and health care systems that should be implemented to improve patient outcomes and patient-centered and family-centered care.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Glick AF, Brach C, Yin HS .
Health literacy in the inpatient setting: implications for patient care and patient safety.
Pediatr Clin North Am 2019 Aug;66(4):805-26. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2019.03.007..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Health Literacy, Hospital Discharge, Hospitalization, Hospitals, Inpatient Care, Patient Safety
Sterling MR, Safford MM, Goggins K
Numeracy, health literacy, cognition, and 30-day readmissions among patients with heart failure.
Numeracy, health literacy, and cognition are important for chronic disease management. Prior studies have found them to be associated with poorer selfcare and worse clinical outcomes, but limited data exists in the context of heart failure (HF), a condition that requires patients to monitor their weight, fluid intake, and dietary salt, especially in the post hospitalization period. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between numeracy, health literacy, and cognition with 30-day readmissions among patients hospitalized for acute decompensated HF (ADHF).
AHRQ-funded; HS000066.
Citation: Sterling MR, Safford MM, Goggins K .
Numeracy, health literacy, cognition, and 30-day readmissions among patients with heart failure.
J Hosp Med 2018 Mar;13(3):145-51. doi: 10.12788/jhm.2932..
Keywords: Health Literacy, Hospital Readmissions, Hospitalization, Heart Disease and Health, Cardiovascular Conditions, Neurological Disorders, Risk