Articles by Miriam Lisigurski, MD

Dr. Lisigurski is an Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She worked as a research associate at the Laboratory of E-Learning and Multimedia Research, Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Miami VA Healthcare System.

The Roles of Health Literacy, Numeracy, and Graph Literacy on the Usability of the VA’s Personal Health Record by Veterans

Abstract Personal Health Records (PHRs) that are tethered to electronic medical health systems are applications that can significantly enhance patients’ health and health care. The primary aim of this research was to examine the roles of health literacy, numeracy ability, and graph literacy in enabling a group of veterans to perform health-management tasks using My […] [Read More]