Health literacy: A review
Health literacy: A review
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DOI：
10.1592/phco.22.5.282.33191
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发表时间：
2002-03-01
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影响因子：
4.1
通讯作者：
Roth, MT
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作者：
Andrus, MR;Roth, MT
文盲已成为一个日益重要的问题，特别是在保健方面。一项全国性的调查发现，几乎一半的成年人在阅读或计算技能方面存在缺陷。识字被定义为阅读和说英语的基本能力，而功能性健康素养是阅读，理解和让健康信息的能力。高达48%的讲英语的患者没有足够的功能性健康素养。健康知识普及不足的后果包括健康状况较差，缺乏医疗保健和医疗条件的知识，对医疗信息的理解减少，缺乏对预防服务的理解和使用，自我报告的健康状况较差，依从率较差，住院率增加，以及医疗保健费用增加。医学界必须认识到这一问题，并制定战略，以确保患者在克服限制其在卫生保健环境中充分发挥作用的能力的障碍方面得到帮助。
Illiteracy has become an increasingly important problem, especially as it relates to health care. A national survey found that almost half of the adult population has deficiencies in reading or computation skills. Literacy is defined as the basic ability to read and speak English, whereas functional health literacy is the ability to read, understand, and let oil health information. Up to 48% of English-speaking patients do not have adequate functional health literacy. The consequences of inadequate health literacy include poorer health status, lack of knowledge about medical care and medical conditions, decreased comprehension of medical information, lack of understanding and use of preventive services, poorer self-reported health, poorer compliance rates, increased hospitalizations, and increased health care costs. The medical community must acknowledge this issue and develop strategies to ensure that patients receive assistance in overcoming the barriers that limit their ability to function adequately in the health care environment.