J L Tay
Reliability and Validity of Personal Stigma Scale Among University Students in Singapore
East Asian archives of psychiatry : official journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya jing shen ke xue zhi : Xianggang jing shen ke yi xue yuan qi kan
physicians role critical fostering patient health literacy hl influencing various aspects including patientphysician communication treatment effectiveness purpose systematic literature review analyze physicians perspectives comprehension management hl focus review physicians views opinions experiences strategies related hl conducted comprehensive searches across seven databases including pubmed scopus proquest science direct web science cochrane library google scholar original research articles published january 1 2009 july 31 2020 considered inclusion literature review incorporates qualitative studies mixedmethods studies focus extracting qualitative data among 22 articles included review employed method inductive thematic analysis data analysis detailed description review methodology found previously published protocol available prospero crd42020212599 themes emerged thematic analysis include physicians perception management hl b barriers results systematic review reveal healthcare professionals exhibit varying perceptions patients hl levels ascribe different meanings however none employ specific measuring tool appears uniform approach managing patients low hl prioritize certain communication strategies repetition simplified language providing written instructions among others physicians cited multiple barriers impede development patients hl including dysfunctions within healthcare system staff shortages managing large number patients limited time workrelated stress cultural socioeconomic barriers medical jargon language barriers considering pivotal role physicians fostering patient hl crucial enhance medical education addressing managing hl within academic curricula continuing education seminars furthermore pressing need improve healthcare professionals working conditions ensuring physician allocate necessary time patient based individual needs without hindered stressinducing work environments