Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Davis TC

Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA

Biography

Terry Davis is a pioneer in the field of Health Literacy, is a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport ( LSUHSC-S). For the past 25 years, she has led an interdisciplinary team investigating the impact of patient literacy on health and healthcare. Seminal achievements include development of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and creation of user- friendly patient education and provider training materials that are being used nationally. Dr. Davis has more than one hundred publications related to health literacy and health communication.

Publications

Changes in Colorectal Cancer Screening Knowledge, Behavior, Beliefs, Self- Efficacy, and Barriers among Community Health Clinic Patients after a Health Literacy Intervention

Objective: The objective in this pre- and post-survey assessment was to compare the effectiveness of a health literacy-directed intervention designed to increase knowledge, beliefs, barriers, self-efficacy and behavior associated with CRC screening with FOBT among patients cared for in predominantly rural community clinics and the change in these c... Read More»

Arnold CL, Rademaker A, Liu D and Davis TC

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 7:497

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000497

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