Medium of language in discharge summaries: Would the use of native language improve patients knowledge of their illness and medications?

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-148

  Perera, K Y S ^a   Ranasinghe, Priyanga ^a   Adikari, A M M C ^a   Balagobi, B ^a   Constantine, G R ^a   Jayasinghe, Saroj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SRI LANKA;

DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SRI LANKA;

EID: 84858172818     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2011.585926     Document Type: Article

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