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Readability standards for informed-consent forms as compared with actual readabilityMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
N Engl J Med 348:721-6. 2003..We hypothesized that text provided by IRBs in informed-consent forms falls short of the IRBs' own readability standards and that readability is influenced by the level of research activity, local literacy rates, and federal oversight...- Assessment of medical school institutional review board policies regarding compensation of subjects for research-related injuryMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Am J Med 118:175-80. 2005..We hypothesized that informed consent language at U.S. medical schools would be particularly complex and fall short of IOM goals, especially for projects without industry sponsorship... - Notices of Privacy Practices: a survey of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 documents presented to patients at US hospitalsMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
Med Care 43:558-64. 2005..Federal regulation requires hospitals to present patients with a Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) that contains all stipulated content items, is readable by patients, and posted on institutional web sites... 
The prevalence of limited health literacyMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Gen Intern Med 20:175-84. 2005..To systematically review U.S. studies examining the prevalence of limited health literacy and to synthesize these findings by evaluating demographic associations in pooled analyses...- Numeracy and communication with patients: they are counting on usAndrea J Apter
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:2117-24. 2008..This information is integrated into a hierarchical model of mathematical concepts and skills, which can guide clinicians toward numerical communication that is easier to use with patients... - The causal pathways linking health literacy to health outcomesMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Health Behav 31:S19-26. 2007..To provide an evidence-based review of plausible causal pathways that could best explain well-established associations between limited health literacy and health outcomes... - Health literacy, antiretroviral adherence, and HIV-RNA suppression: a longitudinal perspectiveMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:835-40. 2006..Low health literacy has been associated with worse adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and higher HIV-RNA levels, but these relationships have not been evaluated in longitudinal analyses... - Educational attainment but not literacy is associated with HIV risk behavior among incarcerated womenMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 14:852-9. 2005..To identify the educational factors associated with HIV risk behaviors among incarcerated women... - Tailored education may reduce health literacy disparities in asthma self-managementMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 172:980-6. 2005.... - Impact of health literacy on depressive symptoms and mental health-related: quality of life among adults with addictionAlisa Lincoln
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:818-22. 2006..Health literacy has been linked to health status in a variety of chronic diseases. However, evidence for a relationship between health literacy and mental health outcomes is sparse... - How health care systems can begin to address the challenge of limited literacyMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Gen Intern Med 21:884-7. 2006 - The implications of health literacy on patient-provider communicationL Kari Hironaka
Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine Boston Medical Center, 91 East Concord Street, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Dis Child 93:428-32. 2008.... - Health literacy: an overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparitiesChandra Y Osborn
Health Literacy and Learning Program, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N St Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
Am J Prev Med 33:374-8. 2007..Limited health literacy may be a contributing factor to racial disparities in health care. This study examined the mediating effect of limited health literacy on the relationship between race and HIV-medication adherence... - Evidence does not support clinical screening of literacyMichael K Paasche-Orlow
Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
J Gen Intern Med 23:100-2. 2008..There is fair evidence to suggest that possible harm outweighs any current benefits; therefore, clinical screening for literacy should not be recommended at this time... - Health literacy, health inequality and a just healthcare systemAngelo E Volandes
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA
Am J Bioeth 7:5-10. 2007.... - Institutional review board reformMichael K Paasche-Orlow
N Engl J Med 347:1285-6. 2002