What did the doctor say? Health literacy and recall of medical instructions.

Danielle McCarthy; Katherine R. Waite; Laura M. Curtis; Kirsten G. Engel; David W. Baker; Michael S. Wolf

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What did the doctor say? Health literacy and recall of medical instructions.

May 16, 2012

McCarthy D, Waite KR, Curtis LM, et al. Med Care. 2012;50(4):277-82.

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Limited health literacy has been linked to poor comprehension of written instructions. This study found that spoken instructions were also frequently misunderstood by patients with poor health literacy.

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