Patient counseling materials: The effect of patient health literacy on the comprehension of printed prescription drug information

Counseling patients with written materials relies equally on patients' health literacy to understand their disease and its treatment, and the written materials' effectiveness communicating clearly in accessible and actionable ways. Only about 12% of the US population is adequately health literate.

Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - May 17, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William Stone, Scott von Lutcken, Heather Ashley-Collins, Jim Kirk, Amit Patel, Daria A. Bakina, Karen Tibbals, Lynn Ricker, Jeffrey Adler, John Ewing, Michelle Blechman, Sherry Fox, Will Leopold, Daniel Ryan, Donna Wray, Heather Turkoz Source Type: research