Health Literacy and Medication Adherence Among Patients Treated in a Free Health Clinic

• Главные авторы: Mark T. Sawkin (Автор), Sara J. Deppe (Автор), Joanie Thelen (Автор), Steven C. Stoner (Автор), Craig A. Dietz (Автор), Rafia S. Rasu (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: SAGE Publishing, 2015-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: A patient's health literacy is not routinely assessed during visits with a health care provider. Since low health literacy is a risk factor for poor health outcomes, assessing health literacy should be considered as part of the standard medical workup. Objectives: To evaluate the he...