Health literacy and glaucoma.

Abstract:

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses the concept and measurement of health literacy, with a focus on the care of patients with glaucoma. RECENT FINDINGS:Nearly one-fourth of adults in the USA lack the skills needed to fully comprehend and act on verbal or written information in the healthcare environment. This problem, referred to as poor health literacy, is associated with worse health-related outcomes in many chronic diseases, including glaucoma. Patients with glaucoma and poor literacy skills are less likely to refill their prescribed medications and miss more scheduled appointments than their more literate peers. Moreover, ophthalmic educational materials are often written at a level of readability that surpasses the skills of many patients with glaucoma. SUMMARY:Patients with chronic eye diseases such as glaucoma and limited health literacy skills are vulnerable to poor visual outcomes. Attention to health literacy may improve the care and outcomes of these patients.

journal_name

Curr Opin Ophthalmol

authors

Muir KW,Christensen L,Bosworth HB

doi

10.1097/ICU.0b013e32835c8b0e

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-03-01 00:00:00

pages

119-24

issue

2

eissn

1040-8738

issn

1531-7021

journal_volume

24

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