H Shonna Yin

Summary

Affiliation: New York University School of Medicine
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative study
    H Shonna Yin
    New York University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Pediatrics 124:S289-98. 2009
  2. ncbi Health literacy assessment of labeling of pediatric nonprescription medications: examination of characteristics that may impair parent understanding
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 12:288-96. 2012
  3. ncbi Use of a pictographic diagram to decrease parent dosing errors with infant acetaminophen: a health literacy perspective
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 11:50-7. 2011
  4. ncbi Perceived barriers to care and attitudes towards shared decision-making among low socioeconomic status parents: role of health literacy
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 12:117-24. 2012
  5. ncbi Readability, suitability, and characteristics of asthma action plans: examination of factors that may impair understanding
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
    Pediatrics 131:e116-26. 2013
  6. ncbi Assessment of health literacy and numeracy among Spanish-Speaking parents of young children: validation of the Spanish Parental Health Literacy Activities Test (PHLAT Spanish)
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
    Acad Pediatr 12:68-74. 2012
  7. ncbi Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
    JAMA 304:2595-602. 2010
  8. ncbi Association of low caregiver health literacy with reported use of nonstandardized dosing instruments and lack of knowledge of weight-based dosing
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 7:292-8. 2007
  9. ncbi Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:181-6. 2010
  10. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young children
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:814-22. 2008

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The health literacy of parents in the United States: a nationally representative study
    H Shonna Yin
    New York University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Pediatrics 124:S289-98. 2009
    ..To assess the health literacy of US parents and explore the role of health literacy in mediating child health disparities...
  2. ncbi Health literacy assessment of labeling of pediatric nonprescription medications: examination of characteristics that may impair parent understanding
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 12:288-96. 2012
    ..Poor quality and variability of medication labeling have been cited as key contributors to medication misuse. We assessed the format and content of labels and materials packaged with common pediatric liquid nonprescription medications...
  3. ncbi Use of a pictographic diagram to decrease parent dosing errors with infant acetaminophen: a health literacy perspective
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 11:50-7. 2011
    ..Medication dosing errors by parents are frequent. We sought to whether a pictographic dosing diagram could improve parent ability to dose infant acetaminophen, and to determine whether pictogram benefit varies by health literacy level...
  4. ncbi Perceived barriers to care and attitudes towards shared decision-making among low socioeconomic status parents: role of health literacy
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, NY 10016, USA
    Acad Pediatr 12:117-24. 2012
    ..We sought to assess whether parent HL is associated with differences in perceived barriers to care and attitudes regarding participatory decision-making with the provider...
  5. ncbi Readability, suitability, and characteristics of asthma action plans: examination of factors that may impair understanding
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
    Pediatrics 131:e116-26. 2013
    ..We assessed the readability, suitability, and characteristics of asthma action plans, elements that contribute to the effectiveness of action plan use, particularly for those with limited literacy...
  6. ncbi Assessment of health literacy and numeracy among Spanish-Speaking parents of young children: validation of the Spanish Parental Health Literacy Activities Test (PHLAT Spanish)
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
    Acad Pediatr 12:68-74. 2012
    ....
  7. ncbi Evaluation of consistency in dosing directions and measuring devices for pediatric nonprescription liquid medications
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, New York 10016, USA
    JAMA 304:2595-602. 2010
    ....
  8. ncbi Association of low caregiver health literacy with reported use of nonstandardized dosing instruments and lack of knowledge of weight-based dosing
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Ambul Pediatr 7:292-8. 2007
    ..Use of nonstandardized dosing instruments and lack of knowledge that dosing is weight-based contribute to dosing errors. We sought to assess whether low caregiver health literacy was associated with these outcomes...
  9. ncbi Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:181-6. 2010
    ..To assess parents' liquid medication administration errors by dosing instrument type and to examine the degree to which parents' health literacy influences dosing accuracy...
  10. ncbi Randomized controlled trial of a pictogram-based intervention to reduce liquid medication dosing errors and improve adherence among caregivers of young children
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Ave, NBV 8S4 11, New York, NY 10016, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 162:814-22. 2008
    ..To evaluate the efficacy of a pictogram-based health literacy intervention to decrease liquid medication administration errors by caregivers of young children...
  11. ncbi Health literacy and pediatric health
    H Shonna Yin
    Department of Pediatrics, New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA
    Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care 37:258-86. 2007