Amplifying diffusion of health information in low-literate populations through adult education health literacy classes

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 119-133

  Freedman, Ariela M ^a   Miner, Kathleen R ^a   Echt, Katharina V ^a,b,c   Parker, Ruth ^a   Cooper, Hannah L F ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research Development Center and Birmingham/Atlanta VA Geriatric Research   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053508402     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.604706     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (35)

1. American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs. (1999). Health literacy. Journal of the American Medical Association, 281, 552-557.
2. Baker D. W., Parker, R. M., Williams, M. V., Pitkin, K., Parikh, N. S., Coates, W. C., & Imara, M. (1996). The health care experience of patients with low literacy. Archives of Family Medicine 5, 329-334. (Pubitemid 126445118)
3. Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77-101.
4. Brodenheimer, T., Lorig, K., Holman, H., & Grumbach, K. (2002). Patient self-management of chronic disease in primary care. Journal of the American Medical Association, 19, 2469-2475. (Pubitemid 35340544)
5. Brown, S., Nesse, R., Vonokur, A. D., & Smith, D. M., (2003). Providing social support may be more beneficial than receiving it. Psychological Science, 14(4), 320-327.
6. Candy, P. (1991). Self direction for lifelong learning. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
7. Clark, N., Becker, M. H., Janz, N. K., Lorig, K., Rakowski, W., & Anderson, L. (1991). Self-management of chronic disease by older adults: A review and questions for research. Journal of Aging and Health, 3(1), 3-27.
8. DeWalt, D., Berkman, N. D., Sheridan, S., Lohr, K. N., & Pignone, M. P. (2004). Literacy and health outcomes: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 19(12), 1228-1239. (Pubitemid 40041388)
9. Doak, C., Doak, L. G., Friedell, G. H., & Meade, C. D. (1998). Improving comprehension for cancer patients with low literacy skills: Strategies for clinicians. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 48, 151-162. (Pubitemid 28383261)
10. Earp, J. A., & Flax, V. L. (1999). What lay health advisors do: An evaluation of advisors' activities. Cancer Practice, 7(1), 16-21. (Pubitemid 29044133)
11. Echt, K. V., & Burridge, A. B. (2011). Predictors of reported Internet use in older adults with high and low health literacy: The role of socio-demographics and visual and cognitive function. Journal of Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 29, 23-43.
12. Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed (30th Anniversary Edition). New York: Continuum International.
13. Gallant, M. (2003). The influence of social support on chronic illness self-management: A review and directions for research. Health Education and Behavior, 30(2), 170-195. (Pubitemid 38581760)
14. Hohn, M. (1998). Empowerment health education in adult literacy: A guide for public health and adult literacy practitioners, policy makers, and funders. Washington, D.C.: National Institute for Literacy.
15. Institute of Medicine (2004). Health literacy. A prescription to end confusion. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press.
16. Katz, M., Jacobson, T. A., Veledar, E., & Kripalani, S. (2007). Patient literacy and question-asking behavior during the medical encounter: A mixed-methods analysis. General Internal Medicine, 22(6), 782-786. (Pubitemid 46763980)
17. Kirsch, I., Braun, H., Yamamoto, K., & Sum, A. (2007). America's perfect storm: Three forces changing our nation's future. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service, Policy Evaluation and Research Center, 34.
18. Knowles, M. (1973). The adult learner: A neglected species. Houston: Gulf.
19. Koo, M., Krass, I., & Aslani, P. (2006). Enhancing patient education about medicines: Factors influencing reading and seeking of written medicine information. Health Expectations, 9(2), 174-187. (Pubitemid 43742684)
20. Leonard, M., Graham, S., & Bonacum, D. (2004). The human factor: The critical importance of effective teamwork and communication in providing safe care. Quality and Safety in Health Care, 13, i85-i90. (Pubitemid 39389384)
21. MAGI Educational Services, Inc. (2004). New York City's adult learners show early gains in health literacy. New York: Literacy Assistance Center.
22. Maxwell, J. A. (2002). Understanding and validity in qualitative research. In A. M. Huberman & M. B. Miles (Eds.), Qualitative researcher's companion: Classic and contemporary readings. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
23. Parker, R. M., Wolf, M., & Kirsch, I. (2008). Preparing for an epidemic of limited health literacy: Weathering the perfect storm. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 8, 4.
24. Rogers, E. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York: Free Press.
25. Rogers, E. M. (2002). Diffusion of preventive innovations. Addictive Behaviors, 27, 989-993. (Pubitemid 36158759)
26. Schillinger, D., Grumbach, K., Piette, J., Wang, F., Osmond, D., Daher, C., et al. (2002). Association of health literacy with diabetes outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(4), 475-482. (Pubitemid 34787479)
27. Schillinger, D., Piette, J., Grumbach, K., Wang, F., Wilson, C., Daher, C., et al. (2003). Closing the loop. Physician communication with diabetic patients who have low health literacy. Archives of Internal Medicine, 163, 83-90. (Pubitemid 36091605)
28. Scott, T. L., Gazmararian, J. A., Williams, M. V., & Baker, D. W. (2002). Health literacy and preventive health care use among Medicare enrollees in a managed care organization. Medical Care, 40(5), 395-404.
29. Shrank, W., & Avorn, J. (2007). Educating patients about their medications: The potential and limitations of written drug information. Health Affairs, 26(3), 731-740.
30. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2003). Communicating health: Priorities and strategies for progress. Washington, DC: Author.
31. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2001). Healthy people 2010. Washington, DC: Author.
32. Weber, R. (1990). Basic content analysis (2nd ed.). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
33. Williams, M., Baker, D. W, Honig, E. G., Lee, T. M., & Nowlan, A. (1998). Inadequate literacy is a barrier to asthma knowledge and self-care. Chest, 114, 1008-1015. (Pubitemid 28495894)
34. Williams, M., Baker, D. W., Parker, R. M., & Nurss, J. R. (1998). Relationship of functional health literacy to patients' knowledge of their chronic disease: A study of patients with hypertension and diabetes. Archives of Internal Medicine, 158, 166-172. (Pubitemid 28049510)
35. Yin, R. K. (1989). Case study research: Design and methods. London: Sage.