Peivand Bastani|Nayereh Hashemi|Mohammad Amin Bahrami
Correlation of Patients' Health Literacy and Physician-Patient Interaction: A Case Study in Shahid Faghihi Hospital, Shiraz, 2019
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences|Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
background health literacy defined cognitive social skills determine motivation ability individuals search understand use information maintain promote health study aimed assess patients health literacy examine correlation physicianpatient interaction methods analytical correlation crosssectional study conducted shiraz shahid faghihi hospital 2019 total 200 patients selected using stratifiedrandom method participate study required data collected using two valid questionnaires including health literacy iranian adults helia interpersonal processes care diverse populations questionnaire ipc data analysis conducted using spss 25 descriptive statistics pearson correlation coefficient applied data analysis results patients health literacy majority dimensions exception evaluation statistically correlated physicianpatient interaction among studied population conclusion effective interventions designed implemented promote health literacy general patient populations result positive achievements created improving physicianpatient interaction