Background: In the Canadian context, health literacy has been shown to depend on place of
birth, education level, socioeconomic status, language spoken and geographic location …

Background State governments provide preprinted advance directive forms to the general
public. However, many adults in the United States (US) lack the skills necessary to read and …

Objective Completion of an advance directive (AD) document is one component of
advanced care planning. We evaluated a brief intervention to enhance AD completion and …

Patient materials are often written above the reading level of most adults. Tool 11 of the
Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit (“Design Easy-to-Read Material”) provides …

Objectives Patients are often provided with medicine information sheets (MIS). However, up
to 60% of patients have low health literacy. The recommended readability level for health …

More than 90 million Americans have low levels of health literacy that may contribute to poor
health outcomes. Assessment of the readability of patient education materials (PEMs) is a …

Background: Experts have recommended the adoption of health literacy universal
precautions, whereby health care providers make all health information easier to …

Background Patient information materials and decision aids are essential tools for helping
patients make informed decisions and share in decision-making. The aim of this study was …

Background Low health literacy has been associated with poor health outcome and
impaired use of healthcare services. The hospital discharge letter represents a key source of …

Objective: Complex and ineffective health communication is a critical and persistent source
of inequity in our health systems. This occurs despite repeated policy directives to provide …