The challenge of shared decision making among patients with lower literacy: A framework for research and development

Medical Decision Making

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-44

  McCaffery, Kirsten J ^a   Smith, Sian K ^b   Wolf, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Informed choice; Informed decision making; Literacy; Patient involvement; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH;

COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RESEARCH;

EID: 75949101101     PISSN: 0272989X     EISSN: 1552681X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272989X09342279     Document Type: Article

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