Tzu I. Tsai|Wen Ry Yu|Shoou Yih D. Lee
Is health literacy associated with greater medical care trust?
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University|Taipei City Hospital|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
examine relationship health literacy trust physicians healthcare systema crosssectional survey nationally representative sample adultstaiwannoninstitutionalized adults n 2199trust physicians composite measure assessing respondents general trust physicians perceptions physicians communication medical skills beneficence honesty confidentiality respect fairness trust healthcare system singleitem measure health literacy measured four itemsrespondents higher health literacy overall higher levels trust physicians p0001 healthcare system p 004 health literacy remained significantly positively associated trust physicians p0001 healthcare system p 0001 adjusting respondents sociodemographic characteristicsour findings demonstrate health literacy positively associated trust actionable plans targeting health literacy national local levels establish health literate care environment may contribute enhancing trust physicians healthcare system