Suboptimal health literacy in patients with lung cancer or head and neck cancer | Zendy

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Suboptimal health literacy in patients with lung cancer or head and neck cancer

Author(s) -

Kelvin Koay,

Penelope Schofield,

Karla Gough,

Rachelle Buchbinder,

Danny Rischin,

David Ball,

June Corry,

Richard H. Osborne,

Michael Jefford

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

supportive care in cancer

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.133

H-Index - 112

eISSN - 1433-7339

pISSN - 0941-4355

DOI - 10.1007/s00520-013-1780-0

Subject(s) - medicine , health literacy , distress , lung cancer , literacy , nursing research , health education , family medicine , gerontology , health care , public health , clinical psychology , nursing , economics , economic growth

Health literacy is the capacity to seek, understand and utilise health information to make informed health decisions. Suboptimal health literacy has been linked to poor health outcomes. This study assessed health literacy in patients treated for head and neck or lung cancer and associations between health literacy and demographic factors and distress levels.

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