Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Health Literacy: an ability to obtain and understand written, oral, and numerical health information, which allows people to make appropriate healthcare decisions for themselves and their family members. The Problem: *Low Health Literacy affects up to twenty percent of the adult population in the US and is not correlated with highest education achieved. *Hospitals and healthcare professionals are increasingly being held accountable to create systems of care that address this issue with every patient encounter. *AHRQ talks about implementing Universal Literacy Precautions.
Source: The Medicine Forum
Author: Msn Savin
Institution: Thomas Jefferson University
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W51499802