Something to talk about: Assessing and addressing elders' health literacy

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 238-246

  Kaldy, Joanne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Communication; Comprehension; Conversations; Discussions; Health literacy; Instructions; Listening

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONVERSATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION LITERACY; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; TELEVISION;

AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 80051555079     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2011.238     Document Type: Review

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