"The system has to be health literate, too" - perspectives among healthcare professionals on health literacy in transcultural treatment settings

• Main Authors: Annika Baumeister (Author), Digo Chakraverty (Author), Angela Aldin (Author), Ümran Sema Seven (Author), Nicole Skoetz (Author), Elke Kalbe (Author), Christiane Woopen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Effective communication is a central aspect of organizational health literacy. Healthcare professionals are expected to ensure an effective and satisfactory flow of information and to support their patients in accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying health information....