Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials.
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Ebrahimzadeh, H; Davalos, R; Lee, PP
Published in: Surv Ophthalmol
1997
Health care providers have become increasingly aware of poor patient understanding of their illnesses and their treatments. A major, increasingly recognized factor in poor understanding and compliance is the low literacy skills of 90 million Americans. This article reviews the literature on the relationship between patients' literacy skills and the literacy levels required to read educational health care materials, and applies a similar analysis to commonly used ophthalmic patient-educational materials. Understanding the relationships between patient literacy skills and health care utilization will be critical in improving the efficiency of the health care system.
Duke Scholars
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Surv Ophthalmol
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ISSN
0039-6257
Publication Date
1997
Volume
42
Issue
2
Start / End Page
152 / 156
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Teaching Materials
- Reading
- Patient Education as Topic
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Ophthalmology
- Humans
- Delivery of Health Care
- 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
- 1113 Opthalmology and Optometry
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Ebrahimzadeh, H., Davalos, R., & Lee, P. P. (1997). Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials. Surv Ophthalmol, 42(2), 152–156. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6257(97)00027-1
Ebrahimzadeh, H., R. Davalos, and P. P. Lee. “Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials.” Surv Ophthalmol 42, no. 2 (1997): 152–56. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0039-6257(97)00027-1.
Ebrahimzadeh H, Davalos R, Lee PP. Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials. Surv Ophthalmol. 1997;42(2):152–6.
Ebrahimzadeh, H., et al. “Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials.” Surv Ophthalmol, vol. 42, no. 2, 1997, pp. 152–56. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0039-6257(97)00027-1.
Ebrahimzadeh H, Davalos R, Lee PP. Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials. Surv Ophthalmol. 1997;42(2):152–156.
Published In
Surv Ophthalmol
DOI
ISSN
0039-6257
Publication Date
1997
Volume
42
Issue
2
Start / End Page
152 / 156
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Teaching Materials
- Reading
- Patient Education as Topic
- Ophthalmology & Optometry
- Ophthalmology
- Humans
- Delivery of Health Care
- 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
- 1113 Opthalmology and Optometry