Patient education and counseling
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Training primary care clinicians in motivational interviewing: a comparison of two models.
To evaluate implementing two training models for motivational interviewing (MI) to address tobacco use with primary care clinicians. ⋯ Results confirm and expand evidence for use of booster sessions to improve the proficiency of MI training programs for primary care clinicians.
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To examine the association between socio-cultural factors and patient-provider communication and related racial differences. ⋯ To facilitate patient-provider communication during prostate cancer care, providers need to be aware of patient education levels, engage in behaviors that enhance trust, treat patients equally, respect religious beliefs, and reduce the difficulty level of the information.
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Alcohol expectancies are developed, in part, through exposure to health messages, the understanding of which may be influenced by health literacy. This study explores the relationships among health literacy, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use behaviors in teens. ⋯ Health literacy should be explicitly considered in the design of alcohol prevention messages.
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Patients access on-line health information (OHI) to better understand their health. We aimed to determine which demographic factors influence OHI use. We also explored how OHI is used and subsequent implications to the patient-doctor relationship. ⋯ Haematologists could facilitate patients using OHI by recommending high quality websites and act supportively when patients share OHI.
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Comparative Study
Measurement properties and comparative performance of health literacy screening questions in a predominantly low income African American population with diabetes.
To examine the measurement properties of the 16 screening questions (16-SQ) of inadequate health literacy (HL) and their briefer version (3-SQ), and identify the best screen for inadequate HL in non-white populations. ⋯ The proposed weighting of scores could be applied in studies using these screening questions for better classification of inadequate HL.