Can patients with low health literacy be identified from routine primary care health records? A cross-sectional and prospective analysis

Abstract Background People with low health literacy (HL) are at increased risk of poor health outcomes, and receive less benefit from healthcare services. However, healthcare practitioners can effectively adapt healthcare information if they are aware of their patients’ HL. Measurements are availabl...

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Main Authors: Paul Campbell, Martyn Lewis, Ying Chen, Rosie J. Lacey, Gillian Rowlands, Joanne Protheroe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-019-0994-8