Building and Improving Health Literacy in the 'New Normal' of Health Care Frameworks and Actions.

Building and Improving Health Literacy in the 'New Normal' of Health Care identifies desirable paths of action to improve health literacy amongst patients, focusing on new technologies that could facilitate reducing health disparities. It is an essential read for policymakers and health ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lega, Federico
Otros Autores: Kreutzer, Pia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2023.
Colección:European Health Management in Transition Series.
Temas:
Health literacy > Europe.
Communication in medicine.
Health systems & services.
Medical, Public Health.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Building and Improving Health Literacy in the 'New Normal' of Health Care
  • Series Title Page
  • Building and Improving Health Literacy in the 'New Normal' of Health Care
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • About the Authors
  • 1. Health Literacy as a Key Factor in the 'New Normal' of HEALTH CARE Systems
  • 2. Health Literacy: Definition and Background
  • 2.1 Brief History and Background of the Concept of Health Literacy
  • 2.2 In Search of a Definition (and Taxonomy)
  • 2.2.1 Individual Health Literacy
  • 2.2.2 Public Health Perspective
  • 2.2.3 Organisational Health Literacy
  • 3. Health Literacy Measurement, Assessment and Association
  • 3.1 How Health Literacy Can Be Systematically Assessed and Measured
  • 3.1.1 Single Item Literacy Screener
  • 3.1.2 Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults
  • 3.1.3 Rapid Estimate of Health Literacy in Medicine
  • 3.1.4 European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire
  • 3.1.5 eHealth Literacy Scale
  • 3.1.6 Ad hoc Assessment by Medical Professionals
  • 3.2 State of the Art: Overview of Health Literacy Assessment in Europe
  • 3.3 Further Analysis
  • 3.3.1 Systematic Review
  • 3.4 Relevance: Impact on Equity and Accessibility. Association With Demographic, Socio-Economic and Health Factors
  • 3.5 Relevance: Impact on Sustainability and Association With Economic Factors
  • 3.6 COVID-19: An Exemplary Case for the Relevance of Health Literacy
  • 4. Health Literacy in the 'New Normal'...and Opportunities for Technology
  • 4.1 Present Scenario
  • 4.1.1 Where to Obtain Health Information and Services
  • 4.1.1.1 Caregivers and Cultural Settings
  • 4.1.1.2 Digital Sources
  • 4.1.1.3 Health Care Organisations
  • 4.1.1.4 Mass Media
  • 4.1.1.5 Health Care Journalists
  • 4.1.1.6 Health Fairs
  • 4.1.2 How Information Is Communicated
  • 4.2 How Innovation Can Help
  • 4.2.1 Find
  • 4.2.2 Understand
  • 4.2.3 Appraise
  • 4.2.4 Apply
  • 4.3 Pros and Cons of Technology
  • 5. How to Improve Health Literacy
  • 5.1 General Initiatives
  • 5.1.1 Focus on Disadvantaged Groups
  • 5.1.2 Focus on Teaching and Education
  • 5.1.3 Focus on Patient Support Groups
  • 5.1.4 Focus on Health Systems
  • 5.1.5 Focus on Society and Culture: The Case for Health Fairs
  • 5.1.6 Focus on Health Professional Capacity Building
  • 5.2 Technologies That Could Change How People Are Educated and Empowered
  • 5.3 What We Should Know About eHealth Literacy
  • 6. Clinical Pathways as a Management Tool to Enhance Health Literacy1
  • 7. Implications and Lessons for Health Policymakers and Health Managers
  • 7.1 For Policymakers
  • 7.1.1 Health and Health Literacy as a Public Good
  • 7.1.2 The Need for Advocacy and Leadership
  • 7.1.3 The Need for Data
  • 7.1.4 Collaborating to Speed Up Progress
  • 7.1.5 Deep-Dive: Policy Action in Media and Communication
  • 7.1.6 Deep-Dive: Policy Action in Education

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