Do medical trainees feel confident communicating with low health literacy patients?

Background: Medical trainees infrequently use health literacy (HL) skills and overestimate their use of plain language and teach back skills. The aim of this study is to assess if level of training impacts the perception of medical trainees around HL knowledge and skills. Methods: A structured quest...

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Published in:	Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Main Authors:	Nadia K. Ali, Robert P. Ferguson, Sharmin Mitha, Alexandra Hanlon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2014-04-01
Subjects:	health literacy patient–provider communication medical education
Online Access:	http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/download/22893/pdf_1