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Health literacy and glaucoma.

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Muir, KW; Christensen, L; Bosworth, HB
Published in: Curr Opin Ophthalmol
March 2013

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review discusses the concept and measurement of health literacy, with a focus on the care of patients with glaucoma. RECENT FINDINGS: Nearly one-fourth of adults in the USA lack the skills needed to fully comprehend and act on verbal or written information in the healthcare environment. This problem, referred to as poor health literacy, is associated with worse health-related outcomes in many chronic diseases, including glaucoma. Patients with glaucoma and poor literacy skills are less likely to refill their prescribed medications and miss more scheduled appointments than their more literate peers. Moreover, ophthalmic educational materials are often written at a level of readability that surpasses the skills of many patients with glaucoma. SUMMARY: Patients with chronic eye diseases such as glaucoma and limited health literacy skills are vulnerable to poor visual outcomes. Attention to health literacy may improve the care and outcomes of these patients.

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Curr Opin Ophthalmol

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EISSN

1531-7021

Publication Date

March 2013

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

119 / 124

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Literacy
  • Glaucoma
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Aged
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry
 

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Muir, K. W., Christensen, L., & Bosworth, H. B. (2013). Health literacy and glaucoma. Curr Opin Ophthalmol, 24(2), 119–124. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0b013e32835c8b0e
Muir, Kelly W., Logan Christensen, and Hayden B. Bosworth. “Health literacy and glaucoma.Curr Opin Ophthalmol 24, no. 2 (March 2013): 119–24. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICU.0b013e32835c8b0e.
Muir KW, Christensen L, Bosworth HB. Health literacy and glaucoma. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;24(2):119–24.
Muir, Kelly W., et al. “Health literacy and glaucoma.Curr Opin Ophthalmol, vol. 24, no. 2, Mar. 2013, pp. 119–24. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/ICU.0b013e32835c8b0e.
Muir KW, Christensen L, Bosworth HB. Health literacy and glaucoma. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2013 Mar;24(2):119–124.

Published In

Curr Opin Ophthalmol

DOI

EISSN

1531-7021

Publication Date

March 2013

Volume

24

Issue

2

Start / End Page

119 / 124

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Social Class
  • Patient Education as Topic
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Health Literacy
  • Glaucoma
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Aged
  • 3212 Ophthalmology and optometry