The influence of health literacy on comprehension of a colonoscopy preparation information leaflet

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1074-1080

  Smith, Samuel G ^a   Von Wagner, Christian ^a   McGregor, Lesley M ^a   Curtis, Laura M ^b   Wilson, Elizabeth A H ^b   Serper, Marina ^b   Wolf, Michael S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Comprehension; Health literacy; Preparation; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COLONOSCOPY; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAMPHLETS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84868709322     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCR.0b013e31826359ac     Document Type: Article

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