1997
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.1997.tb02124.x
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Patient Literacy Levels: A Consideration When Designing Patient Education Programs

Abstract: The purposes of this study were to examine (a) the relationship between patients' own reports of the highest grade completed in school and their actual reading level and (b) the relationship between literacy and the level of knowledge about self-care after patients had received education involving written discharge instructions. In addition, the content of the materials was analyzed for its cultural sensitivity. Twenty-six patients who had had either hip- or knee-replacement surgery at an inner-city hospital p… Show more

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“…Although about 85% of the U.S. population report having graduated from high school (Schneider, 2005), studies have indicated that reading ability is often not consistent with education level, and in fact is often several grades lower (French & Larabee, 1999;Wilson & McLemore, 1997;Wilson, Racine, Tekieli, & Williams, 2003). The most recent nation-wide assessment of adult literacy (Schneider, 2005) found that 14%, or about 34 million Americans, had below basic prose literacy, meaning that they could, at best, find a statement about what they were allowed to drink before a medical procedure in a very simply written pamphlet, and worst, were unable to read enough English to even take the literacy test.…”
Section: Health Literacy and Readability Of Printed Informationmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Although about 85% of the U.S. population report having graduated from high school (Schneider, 2005), studies have indicated that reading ability is often not consistent with education level, and in fact is often several grades lower (French & Larabee, 1999;Wilson & McLemore, 1997;Wilson, Racine, Tekieli, & Williams, 2003). The most recent nation-wide assessment of adult literacy (Schneider, 2005) found that 14%, or about 34 million Americans, had below basic prose literacy, meaning that they could, at best, find a statement about what they were allowed to drink before a medical procedure in a very simply written pamphlet, and worst, were unable to read enough English to even take the literacy test.…”
Section: Health Literacy and Readability Of Printed Informationmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…The clinic services patients from all different backgrounds. She comments to a colleague that a large number of her geriatric patients are having difficulty understanding how to take their medications health literacy grade level is often 2 years lower than the grade completed (DeWalt et al, 2004;Wilson & McLemore, 1997). • The NAAL 2003 demonstrates that those who did not speak English prior to formal education had lower health literacy (White, 2008).…”
Section: Casementioning
confidence: 95%
“…The assumption is that this level will correlate with the patient's health literacy level. In contrast, research has demonstrated that the grade completed is usually two grades higher than the patient's health literacy level (Wilson & McLemore, 1997).…”
Section: Casementioning
confidence: 95%
“…A legmagasabb iskolai végzettség azonban nem mutatja egyértelműen az olvasási készséget, ezért a valós jártasság felmérésére lenne szükség a legmegfelelőbb szint kiválasztásához [20]. Fontos az is, hogy a tudásbázis mindig naprakész és ellenőrzött legyen.…”
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