Health literacy in primary care : a clinician's guide /

Presents major issues in health literacy from the standpoint of the patient, and the challenges that the problem places on health care providers. This book looks at some specific methodologies that have been demonstratively effective in communicating with low-literate patients. It describes alternat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mayer, Gloria G.
Otros Autores: Villaire, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub., ©2007.
Colección:Public administration and public policy ; 130.
Temas:
Health education.
Patient education.
Communication in medicine.
Primary care (Medicine)
Primary health care.
Medical personnel and patient.
Patient Education as Topic
Communication Barriers
Educational Status
Professional-Patient Relations
Health Education
Primary Health Care
Éducation sanitaire.
Éducation des patients.
Communication en médecine.
Soins de santé primaires.
Relations personnel médical-patient.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Healthy Living.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
Primary health care
Medical personnel and patient
Communication in medicine
Health education
Patient education
sundhedspædagogik
patientuddannelse
kommunikation
primær sundhedstjeneste
kompetente patienter
behandler patient forholdet
uddannelsesniveau
tolkning
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Understanding health literacy
  • Creating a patient-friendly environment
  • Assessing patients' literacy levels
  • Understanding and avoiding medical errors
  • Factoring culture into the care process
  • Improving patient-provider communication
  • Designing easy-to-read patient education materials
  • Principles of writing for low literacy
  • Using alternative forms of patient communication
  • Interpreters and their role in the health care setting.

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