Health literacy: a pediatric nursing concern

Health care stakeholders and experts have identified health literacy as a major public health issue. Inadequate health literacy has been associated with a myriad of untoward health outcomes, including higher rates of hospitalization and emergency room utilization, prolonged recovery periods from ill...

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Published in:Pediatric nursing 2008-05, Vol.34 (3), p.231-239
Main Authors: Betz, Cecily L, Ruccione, Kathy, Meeske, Kathleen, Smith, Kathryn, Chang, Nancy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult literacy
Aged
Analysis
Benchmarking - organization & administration
Child
Children
Children & youth
Clinical outcomes
Communication Barriers
Critical Literacy
Cultural Competency
Cultural Diversity
Demographic aspects
Educational Status
Evaluation
Evidence-Based Medicine
Health aspects
Health care
Health Care Costs
Health education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health literacy
Humans
Middle Aged
Minority & ethnic groups
Needs Assessment
Nurse's Role
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Nursing Evaluation Research
Parents - education
Parents - psychology
Patient Education as Topic - organization & administration
Pediatric nursing
Pediatric Nursing - organization & administration
Pediatrics
Practice
Public health
Reading Skills
Reproductive health
United States
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Summary:Health care stakeholders and experts have identified health literacy as a major public health issue. Inadequate health literacy has been associated with a myriad of untoward health outcomes, including higher rates of hospitalization and emergency room utilization, prolonged recovery periods from illnesses, and illness complications. Experts attribute the spiraling costs of health care to low health literacy as a causative factor. To date, health literacy initiatives have been directed toward addressing the concerns of the adult population. An introduction to the issue of health literacy and its relevance to the care of children, youth, and families is provided. Implications for practice, policy, and research are addressed.
ISSN:0097-9805