Inadequate Functional Health Literacy Among Patients at Two Public Hospitals

19951,067 citationsJournal Article

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Abstract

Many patients at our institutions cannot perform the basic reading tasks required to function in the health care environment. Inadequate health literacy may be an important barrier to patients' understanding of their diagnoses and treatments, and to receiving high-quality care.

Topics & Keywords

Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA

Volume 274, Issue 21, pp. 1677-1677

DOI: 10.1001/jama.1995.03530210031026

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