Managing Challenging Patients and Families in Health Care Settings
Impact of Health Literacy on Physician-Patient and Family Communication
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Raynor, E
January 1, 2025
Health literacy (HL) has been linked to health outcomes in a variety of settings. Patients and families with a high degree of health literacy are more likely to be adherent to medical care plans, whereas those with a low health literacy have higher emergency department (ED) visits, postsurgical complications, and less likelihood of a desired health outcome. There is convincing evidence that limited HL is more prevalent in specific risk groups (such as low education groups) and is associated with poorer health/social outcomes and specific patterns of healthcare service use (DeWalt DA, Hink A, Pediatrics 124:S265–S274, 2009). Data has also shown increased healthcare costs due to poor HL.
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Raynor, E. (2025). Impact of Health Literacy on Physician-Patient and Family Communication. In Managing Challenging Patients and Families in Health Care Settings (pp. 43–63). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10492-2_4
Raynor, E. “Impact of Health Literacy on Physician-Patient and Family Communication.” In Managing Challenging Patients and Families in Health Care Settings, 43–63, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-10492-2_4.
Raynor E. Impact of Health Literacy on Physician-Patient and Family Communication. In: Managing Challenging Patients and Families in Health Care Settings. 2025. p. 43–63.
Raynor, E. “Impact of Health Literacy on Physician-Patient and Family Communication.” Managing Challenging Patients and Families in Health Care Settings, 2025, pp. 43–63. Scopus, doi:10.1007/978-3-032-10492-2_4.
Raynor E. Impact of Health Literacy on Physician-Patient and Family Communication. Managing Challenging Patients and Families in Health Care Settings. 2025. p. 43–63.