The association between health literacy and indicators of cognitive impairment in a diverse sample of primary care patients

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 319-326

  Yost, Kathleen J ^a   DeWalt, Darren A ^b   Lindquist, Lee A ^c   Hahn, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Cognitive impairment; Health literacy; Validity; Vulnerable populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH LITERACY ASSESSMENT USING TALKING TOUCHSCREEN TECHNOLOGY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEGRO; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORD RECOGNITION;

COGNITIVE FUNCTION; COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; HEALTH LITERACY; VALIDITY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84885379691     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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