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Kristie Hadden
Associate Professor
faculty
Medical Humanities and Bioethics, College of Medicine
14 h-index
63 pubs
794 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Kristie Hadden's research focuses on health literacy and its impact on health outcomes, as well as the development and testing of interventions to improve these outcomes. She is particularly interested in interprofessional research that examines how health literacy influences patient understanding and adherence to medical advice.
Hadden directs the UAMS Center for Health Literacy and has published extensively in this area. Her work includes assessing the understandability and actionability of patient educational materials, particularly for conditions like breast cancer survivorship. She has also investigated the effectiveness of health literacy interventions in specific clinical settings, such as rural family medicine clinics for diabetes management.
Her scholarly contributions are reflected in a h-index of 14, with over 60 publications and more than 700 citations. Hadden collaborates with colleagues at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Stephanie M. Gardner and Cam Patterson, on numerous projects.
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: 794
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)
Research Interests
health literacy; Advance Directives; Diabetes education; Informed consent; population health; health communication; patient engagement; strategy
Grants & Funding
- 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 - Pass Through: 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 - Pass Through: 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
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
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
Jean C. McSweeney
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
- 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
2 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
Arpan V. Prabhu
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 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
L. Joseph Su
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 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
Kristin K. Zorn
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 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
Carolyn J. Greene
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
2 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
Sumit K. Shah
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Assessing the Feasibility of an Online Module for Promoting Cancer Prevention Measures
Brittany E. Demmings
1 shared publication
- Assessing the Feasibility of an Online Module for Promoting Cancer Prevention Measures
Milan Bimali
1 shared publication
In database
- Assessing the Feasibility of an Online Module for Promoting Cancer Prevention Measures
Mayumi Nakagawa
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Assessing the Feasibility of an Online Module for Promoting Cancer Prevention Measures
Mellie Boagni
1 shared publication
- Design and Impact of a Novel Rural Hospital Alliance
Jon Parham
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
1 shared publication
In database
- Design and Impact of a Novel Rural Hospital Alliance
Laura M. Curtis
Northwestern University (US)
1 shared publication
- Effectiveness of a health literacy intervention to improve diabetes outcomes in rural family medicine clinics: a randomized pragmatic trial
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