Adaptation of the health literacy universal precautions toolkit for rheumatology and cardiology - Applications for pharmacy professionals to improve self-management and outcomes in patients with chronic disease

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 597-608

  Callahan, Leigh F ^a   Hawk, Victoria ^b   Rudd, Rima ^c   Hackney, Betsy ^a   Bhandari, Sonia ^d   Prizer, Lindsay P ^a   Bauer, Thomas K ^e   Jonas, Beth ^a   Mendys, Philip ^b   DeWalt, Darren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Novant Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown bag review; Health literacy; Medication adherence; Teach back method

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BROWN BAG REVIEW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; TEACH-BACK METHOD;

BROWN BAG REVIEW; HEALTH LITERACY; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; TEACH-BACK METHOD;

ARTHRITIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE;

EID: 84884413404     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2013.04.016     Document Type: Article

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