Development of multimedia informational tools for breast cancer patients with low levels of health literacy

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 370-377

  Hart, Tae L ^a,b   Blacker, Susan ^c   Panjwani, Aliza ^a   Torbit, Lindsey ^a   Evans, Michael ^b,c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Health literacy; Healthcare providers; Information; Tools

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL AID; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMPREHENSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF REPORT; ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMEDIA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84921509348     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2014.11.015     Document Type: Article

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