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    What is the evidence on existing policies and linked activities and their effectiveness for improving health literacy at national, regional and organizational levels in the WHO European Region?

    Rowlands, G; Russell, S; O'Donnell, A; Kaner, E; Trezona, A; Rademakers, J; Nutbeam, D.
    Health literacy is gaining increasing attention as a means of promoting health. This evidence synthesis describes health literacy policies in the WHO European Region: their distribution, organizational levels, antecedents, actors, activities and outcomes, along with the factors influencing their effectiv...
    Health Literacy/methods, Patient Education as Topic/organization & administration, Consumer Health Information/organization & administration, Health Education/organization & administration, Health Promotion, Europe
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    Should patient decision aids (PtDAs) be introduced in the health care system?

    World Health Organization.
    “Grey zone” treatments are those that rely upon the patient’s judgement of associated benefits versus harms. When clinicians judge patients are eligible for “grey zone” treatments, their acceptance should be consistent with informed patients’ values. The question is how can one obtain informe...
    Patient Participation/methods, Decision Support Techniques, Patient Education as Topic, Delivery of Health Care/trends, Europe
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