The original 6 articles in this OJIN topic are devoted to health literacy, a concern that nurses, and all healthcare providers, can do so much about. These articles emphasize individual, person-centered health literacy efforts and recognize the broader issues of health literacy within our society; they will be of value across healthcare roles and settings seeking to address this common, yet elusive, and often hidden, problem of low health literacy.
Overview and Summary
Articles
- Validation of the English and Spanish Mammography Beliefs and Attitudes Questionnaire
Gloria Lopez-McKee, PhD, RN; Julia Bader, PhD (March 21, 2011) - Development of the Mammography Beliefs and Attitudes Questionnaire for Low-Health-Literacy Mexican-American Women
Gloria Lopez-McKee, PhD, RN (November 24, 2010) - Educating Nursing Students about Health Literacy: From the Classroom to the Patient Bedside
Kari Sand-Jecklin, EdD, MSN, RN, AHN-BC; Billie Murray, MSN, FNP-BC; Barbara Summers, MSN, RN; Joanne Watson MSN, RN (July 23, 2010) - Electronic Personal Health Records That Promote Self-Management in Chronic Illness
Beverly Mitchell, BScN, MSN, RN; Deborah L. Begoray, PhD (July 20, 2010) - Health Literacy: Challenges and Strategies
Nichole Egbert, PhD; Kevin M. Nanna, MSN, RN, BC-NE (September 30, 2009) - Assessing and Addressing Health Literacy
Sandy Cornett, PhD, RN (September 30, 2009) - Enhancing Written Communications to Address Health Literacy
Gloria Mayer, EdD, RN, FAAN; Michael Villaire, MSLM (September 30, 2009) - Understanding Cultural and Linguistic Barriers to Health Literacy
Kate Singleton, MSW; Elizabeth M. S. Krause, AB, SM (September 30, 2009) - More than Words: Promoting Health Literacy in Older Adults
Carolyn I. Speros, DNSc, APRN, ANP/FNP-BC (September 30, 2009) - Promoting Health Literacy Through Storytelling
Vivian Day, BSHCA, MHA, RN (September 30, 2009)
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