Provider perceptions of limited health literacy in community health centers

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 114-120

  Schlichting, Jennifer A ^a   Quinn, Michael T ^a   Heuer, Loretta J ^b,c   Schaefer, Cynthia T ^d   Drum, Melinda L ^a   Chin, Marshall H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c Migrant Health Service Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health centers; Health literacy; Providers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 35748980583     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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