BACKGROUND: Heart failure management involves comprehensive lifestyle modifications such as daily weights, fluid and sodium restriction, and blood pressure monitoring, placing additional responsibility on patients and caregivers, with successful adhe...
BACKGROUND: People experiencing homelessness have worse oral health outcomes and a notable health informational asymmetry compared to the general population. Screening programs present a viable option for this population; however, barriers to access,...
Optimising healthcare is linked to broadening access to health literacy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The safe and responsible deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs) may provide accurate, reliable, and culturally relevant healthcare inform...
BACKGROUND: Young adults experience stressors in their transition to adulthood and are at increased risk of mental ill-health. This risk is compounded by young adults' low levels of mental health literacy and limited competencies in implementing stra...
BACKGROUND: Digital media is ubiquitous in adolescents' lives and provides many opportunities to engage with health information. However, there is an increased risk of engaging with inaccurate or biased health information on the internet, resulting i...
BACKGROUND: The effects of traditional health-promoting and preventive interventions in mental health and mental health literacy are often attenuated by low adherence and user engagement. Gamified approaches such as serious games (SGs) may be useful ...
BACKGROUND: Cancer survivors and their caregivers, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds with limited health literacy or racial and ethnic minorities facing language barriers, are at a disproportionately higher risk of experiencing sympto...
BACKGROUND: Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are increasingly used for medical inquiries, including sensitive topics like sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). However, concerns remain regarding the reliability and readability of the information...
International journal of medical informatics
Mar 13, 2025
BACKGROUND: Access to patient-centered health information is essential for informed decision-making. However, online medical resources vary in quality and often fail to accommodate differing degrees of health literacy. This issue is particularly evid...
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
Feb 28, 2025
BACKGROUND: The readability of most online patient educational materials (OPEMs) in orthopaedic surgery is above the American Medical Association/National Institutes of Health recommended reading level of sixth grade for both English- and Spanish-lan...
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