Physician overestimation of patient literacy: A potential source of health care disparities

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Kelly, P Adam ^a   Haidet, Paul ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Health knowledge; Literacy; Measurement; Minority groups; Patient provider relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; TEXAS;

EID: 33847650906     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2006.10.007     Document Type: Article

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