Can This Patient Read and Understand Written Health Information?

Powers, Benjamin; V. Trinh, Jane; B. Bosworth, Hayden

doi:10.1001/jama.2010.896

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Can This Patient Read and Understand Written Health Information?

Published in JAMA • Jul 6, 2010

Authors:

Benjamin Powers

Jane V. Trinh

Hayden B. Bosworth

Abstract

CONTEXT: Patients with limited literacy are at higher risk for poor health outcomes; however, physicians' perceptions are inaccurate for identifying these patients. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the accuracy of brief instruments for identifying patients with limited literacy. DATA SOURCES: Sea...

Subject

Medicine

Health literacy

Numeracy

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