Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.
Marvanova M, Roumie CL, Eden SK, et al. Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(9):488-93. doi:10.1002/jhm.925.
Lower health literacy, cognitive impairment, and polypharmacy were all associated with lower understanding of medication purpose and dosing, in this study conducted at two teaching hospitals.