Health Literacy ‐ Enhancing Physician Skills
- Author:
Lee Gan Goh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Low literacy;
Information handling;
Decision making;
“teach-back” method;
Advocate;
Healthcare organisation
- From:The Singapore Family Physician
2012;38(3):27-29
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The scope of health literacy demanded of the present day health services user is broad. Enhancing physician skills consists of improving on 6 things : Recognise and assist patients with low literacy to overcome their information handling problems ; Improve usability of health information ; Improve the usability of health services ; Build knowledge to improve health decision making ; Advocate for health literacy in your organisation ; and Learn more about health literacy.
