Improving patient-provider communication for patients having surgery: Patient perceptions of a revised health literacy-based consent process

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-38

  Miller, Michael J ^a   Abrams, Mary Ann ^b   Earles, Barb ^b   Phillips, Kirk ^b   McCleeary, Erin M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Iowa Health System   (United States)

^c Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

health literacy; informed consent; patient safety; quality improvement; risk management; teach back

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH LITERACY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; IOWA; LAPAROSCOPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 79952397287     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e31820cd632     Document Type: Article

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