SPEAK: A mnemonic tool for addressing health literacy concerns in geriatric clinical encounters

Geriatrics

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 20-26

  Kobylarz, Fred A ^a   Pomidor, Alice ^a   Heath, John M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical encounter; Geriatrics; Health literacy; Older adult; SPEAK mnemonic

Indexed keywords

GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; REVIEW;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 33746069710     PISSN: 0016867X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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