Health Literacy

Question 1

How bad is bad health literacy

Answer 1

Affects million

200 billion dollars annually

Question 2

Below basic health literacy

Answer 2

Have only the most elementary literacy skills (can talk and point out things)

Question 3

Basic health literacy

Answer 3

Have the skill necesary to perform simple, everyday activities and can read commonplace texts (read and recite info)

Question 4

Intermediate health literacy

Answer 4

can perform moderately challenging activies(summarize, cause and effect, simple inferences)

Question 5

Proficient health literacy

Answer 5

Complex activies (integration,synthesizing, analyzing multiple peices of info)

Question 6

what percent of adults have proficient health literacy

Answer 6

12%

Question 7

define health literacy

Answer 7

the ability to obtain, process and understand basic health info and services to make good health care decisions

Question 8

to obtain

Answer 8

To know where and when to week health info and service

Question 9

to process

Answer 9

To determine relevance, remember

being able to read, listen, and see/take in info

Question 10

To understand

Answer 10

To comprehend or make sense of health infro, messages, and services

Question 11

make health descisions

Answer 11

Use info to take action, apply info and use service

Question 12

Skills needed for decision making

Answer 12

Reading
writing
Speaking
Listening
Numeracy (basic math)
interpret visuals

Question 13

hgih school dropout rate

Answer 13

30%

Question 14

define literacy

Answer 14

Read, write, speak english
compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency to function on the job and socity
to achieve ones goals, develop knowledge and potential

Question 15

Can a person be literal with limited health literacy

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

what percent of high school grads have limited health literacy

Answer 16

45%

Question 17

what factors affect health literacy

Answer 17

Individual factors (literacy skills, health knowledge, cultural beliefs, experience)
Communication skills of health professionals
Level of complexity and novelty of health info
Cultural and linguistic suitability of health info and service
Infrastructure that facilitates and supports healthy behaviors

Question 18

where is low health literacy most prevalent

Answer 18

Non-high school graduates
Older adults
Low income families
Ethnic minorities
Immigrants

Question 19

what percent of immigrants can not understand appointment scheduling

Answer 19

26%

Question 20

what percent of immigrants can not understand instrucutions to take meds on an empty stomach

Answer 20

42%

Question 21

what percenet of immigrants can not understand if they were eligible for free care

Answer 21

49%

Question 22

what happens to people with limited health literacy

Answer 22

Poor health status
Hospitalized more often
Hospitalized for longer
Use ER more often
contribute to financial inefficiencies on the system
cost 69 billion dollars of avoidable expenditures

Question 23

Low health literacy is associeted with what societal factors

Answer 23

Increase in misuse of alcohol in boys
Violent childhood behavior
Increased risk of mortality

Question 24

Clues that one might be low in health literacy

Answer 24

Do not complete medical forms
Forget glasses
cary unrelated papers together
unable to identify their medication directions
Axious or can't focus during interview

Question 25

REd flags for low literacy

Answer 25

Frequently missed appointments Incomplete registration forms Non-compliance with medication Unable to name medications, explain purpose or dosing Identifies pills by looking at them, not reading label Unable to give coherent, sequential history Ask fewer questions Lack of follow-through on tests or referrals

Question 26

Concern with low health literacy have problems with

Answer 26

``` Locating providers and service filling out complex health forms Sharing med history Connecting risky ehavor and helth Understanding directions on meds ```

Question 27

how much more likely is one with low literacy to expereince a given poor outcome

Answer 27

1.5-3 times

Question 28

what to do with patients

Answer 28

Tell me whats wrong What I need to do and why Emphasize benifits

Question 29

How to break down meds

Answer 29

What is it for How to take Why (benefit What to expect

Question 30

how to aid in patient understanding

Answer 30

Focus on need to know and do TEach back meth Demonstrate and draw pics use clear education material

Question 31

what age should reading material be for patients

Answer 31

5th grade

Question 32

how much do patients tend to recall

Answer 32

less than 50%

Question 33

How should written matterial be given to a patient

Answer 33

Use words and explaination while giving the writen matterial

Question 34

how should clinicians explain

Answer 34

``` plain language limit info (3-5 key points) specific and concrete not general demonstrate, draw, models Repeat/summarize Teach-back positive,hopeful, empower ```

Question 35

what is oral health literacy

Answer 35

how well individuals can obtain, process and understand basic oral and craniofacial health info and service to make decisions

Question 36

what can affect a child's dental status

Answer 36

The caregivers literacy

Question 37

how do african americans feel at the dental office

Answer 37

Like they have less time spend with them than caucasians | 2x as likely to report that they are treated unfairly

Question 38

who claims to be treated better, private insurance or medicaid

Answer 38

Private insurance

Question 39

how to look when using a translater

Answer 39

Look at the patient not the translator (also use your own translator that you trust)

Question 40

what percentage of AAPD patient education material was above the recommended 6th grade reading level

Answer 40

88-92%

Question 41

what does an adult need to learn

Answer 41

``` Needs to be respected must have the will to learn learn by active performance value receiving feedback adress with empathy and understanding ```

Question 42

what is ASK me 3

Answer 42

patient education program to promote comm between providers and patients consisiting of 3 q

Question 43

what are the q for ask me 3

Answer 43

what is my main problem what do i need to do why is this important