Addressing health literacy in patient decision aids

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Authors

Kirsten McCaffery · University of Sydney

Margaret Holmes‐Rovner · Michigan State University

Sian K. Smith · UNSW Sydney

David R. Rovner · Michigan State University

Don Nutbeam · University of Southampton

Marla L. Clayman · Northwestern University

Karen Kelly‐Blake ·

Abstract

Lower health literacy affects key decision-making outcomes, but few existing PtDAs have addressed the needs of lower health literacy users. The specific effects of PtDAs designed to mitigate the influence of low health literacy are unknown. More attention to the needs of patients with lower health literacy is indicated, to ensure that PtDAs are appropriate for lower as well as higher health literacy patients.

Topics & Keywords

Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare Health Literacy and Information Accessibility Misinformation and Its Impacts

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

Volume 13, Issue S2, pp. S10-S10

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-s2-s10

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