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Skip to Search Results- 1Dr. Dorothy Forbes, Faculty of Nursing
- 1Dr. Joanne Olson
- 1Johnson, Jeff A. (School of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta)
- 1Julien, Heidi (School of Library and Information Studies)
- 1Majumdar, Sumit R. (Department of Medicine, University of Alberta)
- 1Williams, Beverly (Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta)
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Fall 2013
There is a general agreement that a relationship exists between health literacy (HL) and health outcomes. Nonetheless, there are critical gaps in the measurement of HL and in the evidence on the impact of inadequate HL on health outcomes, especially in the diabetes population. These gaps need to...
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Spring 2017
Background: Health literacy is a robust determinant of an individual’s health status which in turn influences population health and the healthcare system. Based on Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) limited health literacy (LHL) is a source of health disparity if healthcare providers are not able to...
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Spring 2011
While evidence-based practice and knowledge translation (or transfer) has garnered much attention, research has not focused on health information as provisional and emergent, and on knowledge translation (KT) as a process of social construction. The challenge of evolving information is magnified...
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Fall 2014
An understanding of the ways that rural community dwelling individuals with dementia (IWDs) are, and prefer to be, involved in their decision-making could help caregivers maximize IWDs’ contribution to their decisions and could thus improve their care. This qualitative secondary analysis used an...