Julie Gaudet, Pierre Giguère, Pierre Thabet, Daniel Hubert, Pierre Moreau, Christine Landry
Needs Assessment for Pharmacy Program Creation Designed to Serve Minority Francophone Populations in Canada
American journal of pharmaceutical education
illiteracy well known national crisis yet relatively little research focused low literacy affects patients health care experiences purpose study determine relationship shame low functional literacy health care setting hypothesized many patients low literacy may admit difficulty reading shame patients presented acute care large public hospital atlanta georgia interviewed total 202 predominately indigent africanamerican patients completed demographic survey test functional health literacy adults tofhla answered questions difficulty reading shame 202 patients interviewed 426 inadequate marginal functional health literacy patients low literacy likely male p 005 less high school education p 001 age 60 p 001 patients low literacy 674 admitted trouble reading understanding read almost 40 n 23 patients low functional literacy acknowledged trouble reading admitted shame 58 patients low functional health literacy admitted trouble reading 672 never told spouses 534 never told children difficulties reading nineteen percent patients never disclosed difficulty reading anyone many patients reading problems ashamed hide inability read shame deeply harbored emotion plays important role understanding low literate patients interact health care providers research needed understand providers deal shame associated low literacy