John G. Ryan|F. Leguen|Becki Weiss|Sonya Albury|Terri Jennings|Fulton Velez|Nadia Salibi
Will patients agree to have their literacy skills assessed in clinical practice?
University of Miami|Dade County Medical Examiner Department|Miami Dade College|University of Arizona|Health Foundation of South Florida|University of Miami|Health Foundation of South Florida
health providers aware patients literacy skills appropriately tailor communication patients providers however assess patients literacy skills fear offending patients research ever determined patients object assessments objectives determine percentage patients seen routine health care would agree undergo literacy assessment satisfaction patients differs practices perform literacy assessments versus practices randomized 20 private public medical practices intervention group implemented literacy assessments newest vital sign control group intervention practices noted percentage patients agreeing undergo assessment intervention control practices assessed patient satisfaction 289 patients asked undergo literacy assessment intervention practices 284 983 agreed including 125 461 low possibly low literacy skills difference satisfaction intervention group control group conclude patients willing undergo literacy assessments routine office visits performing assessments decrease patient satisfaction