Health literacy awareness training for healthcare workers: Improving knowledge and intentions to use clear communication techniques

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Mackert, Michael ^a   Ball, Jennifer ^a   Lopez, Nichole ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Literacy Coalition of Central Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

Health communication; Health literacy; Professional education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 81555214473     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2011.02.022     Document Type: Article

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