Publications by authors named "J Lander"
Patient Organizations' Digital Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review.
J Med Internet Res
December 2024
Background: Patient organizations (POs) play a crucial role in supporting individuals with health conditions. Their activities range from counseling to support groups to advocacy. The COVID-19 pandemic and its related public health measures prompted rapid digital transformation efforts across multiple sectors, including health care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth Literacy Promotion and Digital Interventions for Depressive Disorders.
Health Lit Res Pract
October 2024
Background: The lack of therapeutic treatment options for depressive disorders increases the relevance of digital interventions for patients and general practitioners (GPs), particularly to bridge waiting times. However, patients may require adequate (digital) health literacy (HL) to partake in such interventions.
Objective: This study contrasts expected benefits and risks of digital mental health interventions, specifically digital therapeutics on prescription (DTx), among GPs and patients with depression according to HL dimensions (access, understanding, appraisal, and application) and patients' personal determinants.
Article Synopsis
- Organizational health literacy (OHL) helps patients make informed health decisions through effective communication and accessible information within healthcare institutions, with the current state of its implementation in German hospitals being unclear.
- A national online survey conducted among hospital managers revealed a moderate level of OHL implementation, with a focus on navigating the hospital and transparent cost communication, but lacking in involving patients in health information design and offering diverse media for information delivery.
- The study concludes that hospitals are well-positioned to promote OHL due to their role in facilitating interactions between patients and healthcare providers, suggesting the need for improvements in communication standards and patient involvement.
Background: The first 3 years of life offer an opportunity to prevent allergic diseases. Pediatricians are an important source of health information for parents. However, a certain degree of health literacy is necessary to understand, appraise, and apply preventive behavior, which can be supported by health literacy (HL) sensitive consultations and a HL friendly environment.
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