scholarly journals Literacia em Saúde e o Autocuidado e Autocontrolo no Idoso com Diabetes Tipo 2

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Edite Rua Castro ◽  
Salete Soares
Keyword(s):  
Vital Sign ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Newest Vital Sign ◽  
Diabetes Tipo 2

Introdução. A diabetes como doença crónica, representa um grave problema de saúde pública a nível mundial, pela sua incidência, e pela elevada taxa de morbilidade e mortalidade com fortes repercussões na vida das pessoas. Objetivo. Conhecer efeito de programa de educação para a saúde sobre o conhecimento da diabetes, capacitação para o autocuidado e literacia em saúde no idoso diabético. Método. Estudo quasi-experimental de grupo único, com amostra de 40 participantes diabéticos tipo 2, com 65 ou mais anos de idade, autónomos. Instrumentos: Questionário Sociodemográfico e Clínico; Questionário de Avaliação de Conhecimentos (DKQ-24) (α = 0.83); Escala Atividades de Autocuidado com a Diabetes (α = 0.62); Questionário Literacia Newest Vital Sign (α = 0.76). Realizou-se uma análise estatística descritiva e inferencial. Resultados. Diferenças estatisticamente significativas no conhecimento sobre diabetes entre o 1º e 2º momento de avaliação. Nas atividades de autocuidado com a diabetes encontramos diferenças estatisticamente significativas nas atividades Alimentação, Alimentação Específica e Cuidados com os Pés. A literacia em saúde, na 1ª avaliação, situou-se a um nível de alta probabilidade de literacia limitada e após intervenção evoluiu positivamente, demonstrando um aumento do nível de literacia. Conclusão. Este estudo comprovou a importância dos programas de educação para a saúde como uma ferramenta potente para a capacitação da pessoa diabética. Verificou-se que o nível de conhecimentos sobre a doença na pessoa diabética tipo 2 com mais de 65 anos aumentou de forma significativa, e interferiu positivamente na capacitação do diabético idoso para a gestão das atividades de autocuidado aumentando o nível de literacia em saúde.

Newest Vital Sign--Self-Administered Form

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Linnebur ◽  
Sunny A. Linnebur
Keyword(s):  
Vital Sign ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

Utilization of the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) in Practice in the United States

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 679-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayce M. Shealy ◽  
Tiffaney B. Threatt
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
The United States ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

Patients' Perceptions of Screening for Health Literacy: Reactions to the Newest Vital Sign

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan B. VanGeest ◽  
Verna L. Welch ◽  
Saul J. Weiner
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

scholarly journals Quick screen of patients' numeracy and document literacy skills: the factor structure of the Newest Vital Sign

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 12 ◽  
pp. 853-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yen-Ming Huang ◽  
Olayinka O Shiyanbola ◽  
Paul D Smith ◽  
Hsun-Yu Chan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Newest Vital Sign ◽  
Document Literacy

Health Literacy: A Brief Primer for the Otolaryngologist

2016 ◽  
Vol 156 (3) ◽  
pp. 395-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uchechukwu C. Megwalu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Shared Decision ◽  
Health Care Environment ◽  
Care Environment ◽  
Newest Vital Sign

Health literacy has been shown to affect outcomes in a number of medical conditions. Despite the complexity of care that is often required among otolaryngology patients, the literature on health literacy in this field is sparse. Otolaryngologists need to be aware of issues related to health literacy due to the changing health care environment. The increased complexity of medical care, the greater involvement of patients in shared decision making, and the higher administrative burden on patients have increased their health literacy requirements. Assessing health literacy in clinical practice may help identify patients who might require additional help in navigating the health care system. The Brief Health Literacy Screen and the Newest Vital Sign are 2 measures that are easy to apply in clinical practice.

scholarly journals Assessment of literacy and numeracy skills related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211983411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Min Jang ◽  
Ruixin Jiang ◽  
Darren Grabe ◽  
Amy Barton Pai
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Vital Sign ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Inflammatory Drug ◽  
Scale Range ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
Newest Vital Sign ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Medication Label

Background: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are widely used and have a potential for over-the-counter misuse. Limited health literacy is associated with poor health outcomes. Identification of new strategies to assess literacy and numeracy could be useful in targeting effective education initiatives. Objective: To characterize numeracy and literacy skills related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels in primary care patients. Methods: Patients were recruited and consented over an 8-month period after their regular primary care visit. Demographic information was collected and two instruments were administered to assess literacy and numeracy skills: (1) a medication label literacy instrument focused on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (MedLit-NSAID) and (2) a general healthy literacy-screening tool, the Newest Vital Sign. Two questions on the MedLit-NSAID instrument evaluated understanding of the Food and Drug Administration medication guide for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter label. Results: A total of 145 patients were enrolled. Mean MedLit-NSAID and Newest Vital Sign scores were 6.8 (scale range 0–8) and 4.2 (scale range 0–6), respectively. Higher education level was associated with higher scores for both tools (p ⩽ 0.05). Total MedLit-NSAID scores on average were higher in females compared with males (6.5 vs 6, p = 0.05). Patients with decreased kidney function (n = 18) had significantly lower MedLit-NSAID scores (p ⩽ 0.05). Test–retest scores were not significantly different for MedLit-NSAID (p = 0.32). The correlation between the tools was 0.54 and internal consistency MedLit-NSAID was 0.61. Conclusion: A medication information focused instrument provided specific information to assess health literacy related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug labels. This information could be utilized to develop patient education initiatives for medication label comprehension.

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