Chandra Y Osborn

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Affiliation: Northwestern University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Measuring adult literacy in health care: performance of the newest vital sign
    Chandra Y Osborn
    Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Health Behav 31:S36-46. 2007
  2. ncbi Health literacy: an overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities
    Chandra 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
  3. ncbi Literacy, self-efficacy, and HIV medication adherence
    Michael S Wolf
    Health Literacy and Learning Program HeLP, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 65:253-60. 2007
  4. ncbi Improving colorectal cancer screening among the medically underserved: a pilot study within a federally qualified health center
    Kishore Khankari
    Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:1410-4. 2007
  5. ncbi Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care
    Stephen D Persell
    Health Literacy and Learning Program, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:1523-6. 2007
  6. ncbi Clinician-initiated HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-positive persons: Formative Research, Acceptability, and Fidelity of the Options Project
    Jeffrey D Fisher
    Center for Health HIV Intervention and Prevention, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 37:S78-87. 2004

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Measuring adult literacy in health care: performance of the newest vital sign
    Chandra Y Osborn
    Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Am J Health Behav 31:S36-46. 2007
    ..To compare performance of the newest vital sign (NVS) with existing literacy measures...
  2. ncbi Health literacy: an overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities
    Chandra 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...
  3. ncbi Literacy, self-efficacy, and HIV medication adherence
    Michael S Wolf
    Health Literacy and Learning Program HeLP, Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    Patient Educ Couns 65:253-60. 2007
    ..We examined the relationship between patient literacy level and self-reported HIV medication adherence, while estimating the mediating roles of treatment knowledge and self-efficacy on this relationship...
  4. ncbi Improving colorectal cancer screening among the medically underserved: a pilot study within a federally qualified health center
    Kishore Khankari
    Access Community Health Network, Chicago, IL, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:1410-4. 2007
    ..Colorectal cancer screening rates remain low, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic minority groups...
  5. ncbi Limited health literacy is a barrier to medication reconciliation in ambulatory care
    Stephen D Persell
    Health Literacy and Learning Program, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Institute for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 22:1523-6. 2007
    ..Limited health literacy may influence patients' ability to identify medications taken; a serious concern for ambulatory safety and quality...
  6. ncbi Clinician-initiated HIV risk reduction intervention for HIV-positive persons: Formative Research, Acceptability, and Fidelity of the Options Project
    Jeffrey D Fisher
    Center for Health HIV Intervention and Prevention, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 37:S78-87. 2004
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