News articles tagged with 'literacy'
Low health literacy associated with greater variability in following prescription drug instructions
— 1 Mar 2011 19:15 | HealthMany patients, especially those with limited literacy, may self-administer prescription medications more times a day than is necessary, which may lead to missed or incorrectly administered…
Classroom canines stimulate children's love of literacy
— 2 Oct 2010 12:53 | HealthUniversity of Alberta researcher Lori Friesen's classroom assistants are very attentive, love to listen to children read and can keep their composure in a classroom full of energetic…
Attitudes, beliefs and health literacy impact how patients manage chronic lower-back pain
— 7 Jul 2010 11:39 | HealthApproximately 10% of low back pain (LBP) sufferers experience persistent pain and significant disability. In a study published in the August issue of Pain, a group of Australian researchers…
Confident teachers help preschoolers more with language and literacy skills
— 8 Jun 2010 13:42 | HealthNew research suggests that pre-school students may gain more language and literacy skills if they have teachers with higher levels of confidence in their abilities…
Disadvantaged neighbourhoods set children's reading skills on negative course
— 20 Jan 2010 16:15 | HealthA landmark study from the University of British Columbia finds that the neighbourhoods in which children reside at kindergarten predict their reading comprehension skills seven years…
Health information not communicated well to minority populations
— 31 Oct 2009 14:11 | HealthAccording to the Institute of Medicine, more than 90 million Americans suffer from low health literacy, a mismatch between patients' abilities to understand healthcare information and…
She's going back to school but can she read?
— 6 Sep 2009 10:07 | HealthFive million students will return to Canadian schools this month. If nothing changes at least a million will fail to graduate high school…
New study uncovers how people maintain cognitive function in old age
— 9 Jun 2009 12:53 | HealthNot everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not…
Study suggests link between health literacy, happiness
— 21 Apr 2009 12:31 | HealthA new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study published in the advanced online edition of the journal Social Indicators Research suggests a link between the ease with which…
Low literacy can lead to food 'portion distortion'
— 1 Mar 2009 15:10 | HealthHow big is a serving of spaghetti or a cup of cranberry juice? Correctly estimating the size of a food serving is important for maintaining a healthy weight, but a new study suggests…