Recognizing and overcoming inadequate health literacy, a barrier to care

被引：36

作者：

Williams, MV ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Hosp Med Unit, Atlanta, GA 30303 USA

来源：

CLEVELAND CLINIC JOURNAL OF MEDICINE | 2002年 / 69卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.3949/ccjm.69.5.415

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Health literacy-the ability to understand and act on health information-is essential for high-quality care. Many people, especially the elderly, who bear the greatest burden of disease, have inadequate health literacy. This adversely affects their quality of care, and places increased cost burdens on society. Learning to recognize when a patient may have low literacy skills and understanding the common ways in which these people misinterpret medical information can help physicians develop strategies to improve patients' health literacy.

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