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Kristie B. Hadden
Associate Professor
Also affiliated: Oregon Health & Science University (2018); Vanderbilt University (2019); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2017–2021); HipKnee Arkansas Foundation (2018); Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2019)
Medical Humanities and Bioethics, College of Medicine
14 h-index
63 pubs
823 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Kristie Hadden's research centers on health literacy and its impact on health outcomes, with a focus on developing and testing interventions to improve these outcomes. As the director of the UAMS Center for Health Literacy, Hadden leads interprofessional research initiatives across multiple colleges, including Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, and Health Professions.
Her work has investigated the understandability and actionability of patient education materials, particularly in the context of cancer survivorship. Recent publications also explore the effectiveness of health literacy interventions in improving diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine settings and the feasibility of online modules for promoting cancer prevention measures. Hadden's scholarship also extends to the strategic planning and impact assessment of academic medical centers.
With an h-index of 14 and over 800 citations from 63 publications, Hadden actively collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Stephanie M. Gardner, Jean C. McSweeney, Cam Patterson, and Pearman D. Parker.
Research Overview
I am faculty in the colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, Public Health, and Health Professions. I am interested in interprofessional research that focuses on better understanding of how health literacy affects health outcomes and developing/testing interventions to improve those outcomes. I am also the director of the UAMS Center for Health Literacy healthliteracy.uams.edu .
Metrics
- h-index: 14
- Publications: 63
- Citations: 823
Positions
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Associate Professor 2018–presentUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Humanities and Bioethics, College of Medicine Institutional directory
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Executive Director 2014–2020University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center for Health Literacy ORCID
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Assistant Professor 2015–2018University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Center for Health Literacy ORCID
Selected Publications
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Executing a Strategic Plan and Demonstrating Impact: An Academic Medical Center’s Mid-Cycle Update (2025)
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Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial (2024)
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Unique Responsibilities and Challenges of the Lone Academic Medical Center (2024)
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Design and Impact of a Novel Rural Hospital Alliance (2024)
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From Strategic Planning to Strategy Impact (2021)
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What’s in Between the Lines: Assessing the Readability, Understandability, and Actionability in Breast Cancer Survivorship Print Materials (2021)
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55179 An assessment of understandability and actionability in breast cancer survivorship print materials (2021)
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Exploring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Teen Pregnancy among Latino Parents in Arkansas (2020)
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4032 An exploration of the perceptions of young women with breast cancer with varying health literacy levels about the usefulness of cancer educational materials (2020)
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The Effects of Self-Esteem, Coping, and Voice-Related Quality of Life on Communicative Participation Before and After BOTOX® Treatment for Spasmodic Dysphonia (2020)
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Accuracy of the Spinal Pain Diagram Is Influenced by Patient Health Literacy in Completion of the Scoliosis Research Society30 Questionnaire. (2020)PubMed OpenAlex
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Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics (2020)
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Health Literacy Evaluation of Opioid Patient Education Materials for Orthopaedic Surgery. (2019)
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Health Literacy 2.0: Integrating Patient Health Literacy Screening with Universal Precautions (2019)
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An Investigation of the Relationship between Adherence to Voice Therapy for Muscle Tension Dysphonia and Employment, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction (2019)
Research Interests
health literacy; Advance Directives; Diabetes education; Informed consent; population health; health communication; patient engagement; strategy
Grants & Funding
As listed on this researcher's institutional profile.
- Data Coordinating and Operations Center for the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network NIH Co-Investigator
- Health Literacy and Emergency Preparedness Programs for Medicaid Recipients in Rural Arkansas US Department of Agriculture via University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Principal Investigator
- Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH): 2017 - 2018 Supplement - Resubmission Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Co-Investigator
- Family Based Diabetes Self-Management Education Outcomes In Comparison to Standard Diabetes Self Management Education- Resubmission Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Co-Investigator
- How To Find Out About Your Health NIH/National Library of Medicine via University of North Texas Health Science Center Principal Investigator
- PPHF 2014: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) - financed in part by Prevention and Public Health Funding FOA DP14-1419PPHF14 Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Co-Investigator
- Patient health literacy screening in Spanish: An Informatic Approach UAMS Intramural Grant (CTSA) Principal Investigator
- Health Literacy Intervention to Improve Diabetes Outcomes among Rural Primary Care Patients NIH Principal Investigator
- Home Food Delivery for Diabetes Management in Patients of Rural Clinics NIH/Nat. Inst. of Nursing Research Co-Investigator
- Data Coordinating and Operations Center (DCOC) for the IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network NIH Co-Investigator
- Development, Validation, and Implementation of an Opioid Risk Prediction Tool UAMS Intramural Grant (CTSA) Principal Investigator
- Expanding Translational Research in Arkansas NIH Co-Investigator
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Latrina Y. Prince
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
13 shared publications
In database
- Health Literacy Among a Formerly Incarcerated Population Using Data from the Transitions Clinic Network
- Health literacy and surgery expectations in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients
- Readability of Patient Education Materials in Hand Surgery and Health Literacy Best Practices for Improvement
- Improving readability of informed consents for research at an academic medical institution
- An Assessment of Organizational Health Literacy Practices at an Academic Health Center
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
C. Lowry Barnes
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
7 shared publications
In database
- Health literacy and surgery expectations in total hip and knee arthroplasty patients
- Patient Health Literacy and Diabetic Foot Amputations
- Effect of Total Joint Arthroplasty Surgical Day of the Week on Length of Stay and Readmissions: A Clinical Pathway Approach
- Readability of Patient Educational Materials for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
- Health Literacy and Opioid Use in Orthopaedic Patients.
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Jennifer Gan
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics
- Rationale and development of a randomized pragmatic trial to improve diabetes outcomes in patient-centered medical homes serving rural patients
- Implementation of a health-literate patient decision aid for chest pain in the emergency department
- Exploring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Teen Pregnancy among Latino Parents in Arkansas
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Jean C. McSweeney
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- What’s in Between the Lines: Assessing the Readability, Understandability, and Actionability in Breast Cancer Survivorship Print Materials
- Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics
- Rationale and development of a randomized pragmatic trial to improve diabetes outcomes in patient-centered medical homes serving rural patients
- 55179 An assessment of understandability and actionability in breast cancer survivorship print materials
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Stephanie M. Gardner
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- From Strategic Planning to Strategy Impact
- Design and Impact of a Novel Rural Hospital Alliance
- Unique Responsibilities and Challenges of the Lone Academic Medical Center
- Executing a Strategic Plan and Demonstrating Impact: An Academic Medical Center’s Mid-Cycle Update
Cam Patterson
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4 shared publications
In database
- From Strategic Planning to Strategy Impact
- Design and Impact of a Novel Rural Hospital Alliance
- Unique Responsibilities and Challenges of the Lone Academic Medical Center
- Executing a Strategic Plan and Demonstrating Impact: An Academic Medical Center’s Mid-Cycle Update
Laura P. James
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Improving readability of informed consents for research at an academic medical institution
- Readability of Human Subjects Training Materials for Research
- 2030
Jennifer Holland
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Improving readability of informed consents for research at an academic medical institution
- Readability of Human Subjects Training Materials for Research
- 2030
Tina Moore
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- Improving readability of informed consents for research at an academic medical institution
- Readability of Patient Educational Materials for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.
- 2030
Connie L. Arnold
Louisiana State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics
- Rationale and development of a randomized pragmatic trial to improve diabetes outcomes in patient-centered medical homes serving rural patients
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
Laura M. Curtis
Northwestern University (US)
3 shared publications
- Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics
- Rationale and development of a randomized pragmatic trial to improve diabetes outcomes in patient-centered medical homes serving rural patients
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
Scott Hur
Northwestern University (US)
3 shared publications
- Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics
- Rationale and development of a randomized pragmatic trial to improve diabetes outcomes in patient-centered medical homes serving rural patients
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
Terry C. Davis
Louisiana State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Barriers and solutions to implementing a pragmatic diabetes education trial in rural primary care clinics
- Rationale and development of a randomized pragmatic trial to improve diabetes outcomes in patient-centered medical homes serving rural patients
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
Pearman D. Parker
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
3 shared publications
In database
- What’s in Between the Lines: Assessing the Readability, Understandability, and Actionability in Breast Cancer Survivorship Print Materials
- 55179 An assessment of understandability and actionability in breast cancer survivorship print materials
- 4032 An exploration of the perceptions of young women with breast cancer with varying health literacy levels about the usefulness of cancer educational materials
Kristin K. Zorn
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
3 shared publications
- What’s in Between the Lines: Assessing the Readability, Understandability, and Actionability in Breast Cancer Survivorship Print Materials
- 55179 An assessment of understandability and actionability in breast cancer survivorship print materials
- 4032 An exploration of the perceptions of young women with breast cancer with varying health literacy levels about the usefulness of cancer educational materials
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