Nancy S. Morris|Steven Grant|Allen B Repp|Charles D. MacLean|Benjamin Littenberg
Prevalence of Limited Health Literacy and Compensatory Strategies Used by Hospitalized Patients
University of Vermont|Kimberly-Clark (Canada)|Johnson & Johnson (Brazil)|Quest Diagnostics (United Kingdom)|University of Vermont Medical Center|National Institutes of Health|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Vermont|Kimberly-Clark (Canada)|Johnson & Johnson (Brazil)|Quest Diagnostics (United Kingdom)|University of Vermont Medical Center|National Institutes of Health|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Vermont|Kimberly-Clark (Canada)|Johnson & Johnson (Brazil)|Quest Diagnostics (United Kingdom)|University of Vermont Medical Center|National Institutes of Health|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Vermont|Kimberly-Clark (Canada)|Johnson & Johnson (Brazil)|Quest Diagnostics (United Kingdom)|University of Vermont Medical Center|National Institutes of Health|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Vermont|Kimberly-Clark (Canada)|Johnson & Johnson (Brazil)|Quest Diagnostics (United Kingdom)|University of Vermont Medical Center|National Institutes of Health|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
background limited health literacy associated higher rates hospitalization however prevalence etiology limited health literacy among hospitalized adults compensatory strategies used known objectives aims study determine prevalence demographic associations limited health literacy hospitalized patients identify perceived etiology use compensatory strategies method crosssectional study implemented consecutive sample hospitalized adults admitted internal medicine hospitalist service 440bed academic medical center n 103 vermont health literacy determined using short form test functional health literacy adults demographic data perceived etiology difficulties reading understanding health information use compensatory strategies selfreported results sixty percent medical inpatients limited health literacy thirtysix percent patients limited health literacy attribute difficulties vision sixtytwo percent medical inpatients rely help health professional 23 look family member faced challenges reading understanding health information discussion prevalence limited health literacy high hospitalized medical patients study timing methods communicating information hospitalized patients warranted assuring patient andor family understand postdischarge plans important step improving quality safety