Health Literacy

SAN FRANCISCO — Patient activation, earned trust and health literacy at patient, provider and health system levels are critical to overcoming health disparities among pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease, noted a presenter.

Men’s health has been declining for years in the United States, and health literacy may play an unexpectedly large role, according to experts.

DALLAS — Results presented here showed patient expectations and outcomes prior to total knee arthroplasty may be influenced by health literacy, with high health literacy leading to higher expectations postoperatively.

ORLANDO, Fla. — To properly address headache care gaps in rural areas, clinicians must focus on boosting access, improving health literacy and formulating simple but informative plans for medication usage, according to a speaker.

According to published results, patients with limited ability to understand and work with numbers may struggle to correctly interpret visual displays of their patient-reported outcome measures in a clinical setting.

In a population-based cohort study, prenatal exposure to antiseizure medications was associated with a risk for autism spectrum disorder in children.

The Barbie movie may have increased women’s interest in seeking a gynecologist, which highlights the influence popular movies have on health literacy and awareness, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Online resources about liquid biopsies have several deficits that could prevent patients from learning about the test and better understanding , according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers found that early acne education may improve acne health literacy and encourage help-seeking behavior in adolescents, according to a study.

Results published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found most world-leading track and field athletes lack sufficient musculoskeletal health literacy.