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Health literacy could be increased

By Hicbd
Thu Oct 18 2018 7:31 pm

"Health literacy is the ability to obtain, read, understand, and use healthcare information in order to make appropriate health decisions and follow instructions for treatment...Various interventions, such as simplifying information and illustrations, avoiding jargon, using "teach-back" methods, and encouraging patients' questions, have improved health behaviors in persons with low health literacy."

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_literacy
https://www.nih.gov/institutes-nih/nih-office-director/office-communications-public-liaison/clear-communication/health-literacy

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Healthcare Hospitals Public Health Patient Safety Doctor-Patient Relationship

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