Edin Hamzic, Lemana Spahic, Nirvana Pistoljevic, Eldin Dzanko, Sanela Pasic, Lejla Kadric, Fadila Serdarevic, Aida Hajdarpasic
Exploratory genetic analysis in children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disorders using whole exome sequencing
Biomolecules & biomedicine
health care practitioners carry tremendous responsibility differentiate varying need information customized communication according patients health literacy hl level assess compare hl communication practices among physicians pharmacists nurses serving public hospitals penang malaysia pretested selfadministered questionnaire used collect data study participants 6 public hospitals using stratified sampling descriptive inferential statistics used analyze data level significance set p 005 600 distributed questionnaires 526 876 adequately filled returned almost 190 n 98 respondents admitted frequently use simple language avoid medical jargon communication patients half respondents reported frequently using hl communication practices include handing education material patients 522 n 275 asking patient repeat information 589 n 310 asking patients caregivers present explanation 574 n 302 comparatively drawing pictures ease patients understanding 401 n 211 lessfrequently practiced hl communication techniques health practitioners age group 41 years p 0046 serving 10 years p 003 heard term concept hl p 0004 statistically significantly higher mean score hl communication practices groups gap hl communication practices among physicians pharmacists nurses warrants educational intervention standardized hl communication techniques guidelines needed near future