A survey of how patient-perceived empathy affects the relationship between health literacy and the understanding of information by orthopedic patients?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>There is a lack of research examining patient-perceived empathy and its effect on low-literacy patients’ understanding of health information. This study investigated the moderating effect of patient-perceived empathy on the relations...

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Main Authors: Chu Cheng-I, Tseng Chia-Chih
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/155