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In health care delivery, health literacy is the "degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions."[1]
Markers of possible impaired health literacy are self-report of:[2]
- Difficulty completing medical forms
- Difficulty reading written hospital material
- Use of someone to help you read written materials received from the hospital
It is unclear how to overcome difficulties in communicating quantitative information.[3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Health literacy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Powers BJ, Trinh JV, Bosworth HB (2010). "Can this patient read and understand written health information?". JAMA 304 (1): 76-84. DOI:10.1001/jama.2010.896. PMID 20606152. Research Blogging.
- ↑ Ancker JS, Kaufman D (2007). "Rethinking Health Numeracy: A Multidisciplinary Literature Review". DOI:10.1197/jamia.M2464. PMID 17712082. Research Blogging.