Health literacy assessment in the clinic: benefits, pitfalls and practicalities

Autor:	Claire M. Ellender, Mary Boyde, Ian A. Scott
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Communication Health Policy Australia Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Humans Ambulatory Care Facilities Health Literacy
Zdroj:	Australian Journal of Primary Health. 28:365-370
ISSN:	1836-7399 1448-7527
DOI:	10.1071/py22015
Popis:	Approximately 60% of Australians have low or marginal health literacy, which is associated with poorer outcomes in patients with chronic disease. Patient-centred strategies (such as reduced medical jargon, use of pictograms, multimedia narratives) are effective in improving outcomes for many chronic diseases, with the impact being greatest in individuals with low health literacy. However, clinicians need a reliable and practical tool for assessing health literacy, the results of which help inform the choice of communication techniques best tailored to deliver information to patients. This article reviews the evidence of health literacy as an independent predictor of poor disease outcomes, describes feasible methods for assessing health literacy and presents communication strategies aimed at facilitating shared decision-making among those with low health literacy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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