How to bridge the health literacy gap

Fam Pract Manag. 2014 Jan-Feb;21(1):14-8.

Abstract

Communicating with patients in a way they understand will lead to better outcomes and avoid mistakes and uncertainty.

MeSH terms

  • Communication
  • Health Literacy / methods*
  • Health Literacy / standards
  • Health Literacy / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Patient Education as Topic / methods*
  • Physician-Patient Relations*