quiz 1 Flashcards
define
REALM
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Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine
- requires patients to decode and pronounce common medical terms
- has been used to assess health literacy among many different patient populations
- takes less than 2 minutes to administer and score
define
Newest Vital Sign
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asks the patient to read and answer questions about an ice cream nutrition label
- calculations
- quantitative analysis
STOFHLA
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Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
uses health care materials to screen numeracy and reading comprehension
- 36 mulitple choice, fill-in-the-blank test
personal health literacy
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the degree to which individuals have the ability to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health related decision and actions for themselves and others
organizational health literacy
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the degree to which organizations equitably enable individuals to find, understand, and use information and services to inform health related decisions and actions for themselves and others
True or False
reading ability does not equal understanding
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true
Health literacy also means knowing how to navigate (access) the system
what does this include
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- when to call
- who to call
- where to go
- who to ask
define
health literacy
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placing one’s own health and that of one’s family and community into context, understanding which factors are influencing it, and knowing how to address them
define
functional health literacy
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the basic skills in reading and writing that are neccessary to function effectively in everyday situations
- BASIC FUNCTIONS
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interactive health literacy
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more advanced cognitive literacy skills, which together which social skills, can be used to actively participate in everyday situations, extract information and derive meaning from different forms of communication and apply this to changing circumstances
- INTERACTIVE
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critical health literacy
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more advance cognitive skills which, together with social skills, can be applied to critically analyze information and use this to extert greater control over life events and situations
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fundamental health literacy
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skills and strategies involved in reading, speaking, writing and interpreting number
define
science literacy
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the levels of competence with science and technology
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civic literacy
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abilities that enable citizens to become aware of public issues and become involved in the decision-making process
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cultural literacy
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the ability to recognize and use collective beliefs, customs, world-view and social identity in order to interpret and act on health information
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conceptual foundations
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- includes the basic knowledge and information needed to understand and take action on public healh concerns
- individuals and groups should be able to discuss core public health concepts, constructs and ecological perspectives
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critical skills
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the skills necessary to obtain, process, evaluate, and act upon information that is needed to make public health decision that benefit the community
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civic orientation
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- includes the skills and recourses necessary to address health concerns through civic engagement
- an individual or group should be able to articulate the uneven distribution of burdens and benefits of the society, evaluate who benefits and who is harmed by public health efforts, communicate current public health problems, and address public health problems through civic action, leadership, and dialogue
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IOM’s conceptual model of health literacy
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a number of conceptual models of health literacy that have been presented in the literature
- it can not be regarded as sufficiently comprehensive to line up with the evolving health literacy definitions and with the competencies that they imply
define
competencies
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access: ability to seek, find and obtain health information
understand: ability to comprehend the information that is accessed
appraise: ability to interpret, filter, judge and evaluate the health information that has been accessed
apply: ability to communicate and use information to make a decision to maintain and improve health
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domain of healthcare
Four Dimensions of Health Literacy through 3 Domains
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ability to access information on medical or clinical issues, to understand medical information, to interpret and evaluate medical information, and to make informed decisions on medical issues and comply with medical advice
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domain of disease prevention
Four Dimensions of Health Literacy through 3 Domains
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ability to access information on risks factors for health, to understand information on risk factors and derive meaning, to interpret and evaluate information on risk factors, and to make informed decisions on risk factors for health
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domain of health promotion
Four Dimensions of Health Literacy through 3 Domains
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ability to regularly update oneself on determinants of health in the social and physical environment, to comprehend information on determinants of health in the social and physical environment and derive meaning, to interpret and evaluate information on determinants, of health in the social and physical environment, and the ability to make informed decisions on health determinants in the social and physical environment
when trying to use plain language to communicate, what is the goal
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to communicate at a 6th-8th grade reading level
