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Saturday, July 04, 2009

A qualitative study examining Latino functional health literacy levels and sources of health information.

30 May 2009 The purpose of this study was to determine the health information sources used by Latinos in southwest Ohio, identify individual Latino residents' functional health literacy levels, and identify any access barriers to those sources of health ... Read more...

Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: Concerns about the safety and efficacy of over-the-counter cold medications have led to a recent US Food and Drug Administration public health advisory against their use in children <2 years of age. Our goal was to examine caregiver ... Read more...

Discrepancies between parents' and children's attitudes toward TV advertising.

30 May 2009 The authors conducted a study with 500 parent-child dyads. The sample comprised 254 boys and 246 girls. The children were grouped into 5 age groups (1 group for each age from 7 to 11 years), with each group comprising 100 children. The survey ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Comprehension'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A qualitative study examining Latino functional health literacy levels and sources of health information. 30 May 2009
• Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels. 30 May 2009
• Discrepancies between parents' and children's attitudes toward TV advertising. 30 May 2009
• Are state Medicaid application enrollment forms readable? 29 Apr 2009
• Segmentation in reading and film comprehension. 29 Apr 2009
• Phonological typicality does not influence fixation durations in normal reading. 29 Apr 2009
• On-line assessment of comprehension processes. 29 Apr 2009
• Early predictors of reading in three groups of native Spanish speakers: Spaniards, Gypsies, and Latin Americans. 29 Apr 2009
• The role of connectives in the comprehension of spontaneous spoken discourse. 29 Apr 2009
• Gauging surgeons' understanding and perceptions of an academic incentive plan. 29 Apr 2009
• Primate stroke research: still not interested. 29 Apr 2009
• Interests and harms in primate research. 29 Apr 2009
• Response to open peer commentaries on "Bioethical considerations in translational research: primate stroke". 29 Apr 2009
• Neural correlates of semantic competition during processing of ambiguous words. 29 Apr 2009
• Modality exclusivity norms for 423 object properties. 29 Apr 2009
• Picture span test: measuring visual working memory capacity involved in remembering and comprehension. 29 Apr 2009
• The role of the posterior superior temporal cortex in sentence comprehension. 20 Apr 2009
• Health literacy: improving patient understanding. 13 Apr 2009
• Health literacy, communication, and treatment decision-making in older cancer patients. 13 Apr 2009
• Awareness of pharmaceutical cost-assistance programs among inner-city seniors. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Comprehension'

Definition: The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.

Descriptor UI: D032882

Alternative terms: Comprehension; Understanding; Readability;

Related Mesh Headings: Mental Recall; Mental Competency;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.188.357;

History Note: 2003; use COGNITION 1993-2002