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Health literacy in COPD

Author(s) -

Nicola Roberts,

Ramesh Ghiassi,

Martyn R Partridge

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

international journal of copd

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1178-2005

pISSN - 1176-9106

DOI - 10.2147/copd.s1088

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , health literacy , gerontology , family medicine , intensive care medicine , environmental health , health care , economics , economic growth

If patients are to participate fully in their care and in the management of a long-term condition such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, good communication is essential. However, not all patients are able to use the written word and we need to be aware of the size of this problem and its implications for the way in which we give information and conduct medical consultations. The impact of health literacy on outcomes can be considerable and improvements can be made by being aware of the problem, offering information in several different forms, and by reinforcing the spoken word with pictorial images.

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