| Health literacy in Canada and the ophthalmology patient. | |
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PMID: 22333856 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Health literacy represents the cognitive and social skills that determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health.(1) According to the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (IALSS), over 12 million (60%) adult Canadians lack the capacity to obtain, understand, and act on health information and services, as well as make appropriate health decisions on their own.(2,3) Of these 12 million Canadians, the elderly are the most health illiterate age group in Canada. What this suggests for Canadian physicians is that to improve the CanMEDS roles of communicator and health advocate,(4) physicians need to recognize health literacy as a modifiable contributor of poor health outcomes and work to remove literacy-related barriers.(5) This is particularly important for ophthalmologists who manage chronic illnesses in elderly patients.(2,6,7) The objective of this review is 2-fold. The first objective is to describe health literacy in Canada and provide a summary on the current state of health literacy research, both generally in medicine and specifically to Ophthalmology. The second objective is to propose a 3-step approach of evidence based techniques for managing low health literate patients in clinic. |
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Authors:
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Kari L Visscher; Cindy M L Hutnik |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie Volume: 47 ISSN: 0008-4182 ISO Abbreviation: Can. J. Ophthalmol. Publication Date: 2012 Feb |
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Created Date: 2012-02-15 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0045312 Medline TA: Can J Ophthalmol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 72-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Canadian Ophthalmological Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging, London, Ont. |
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