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Limited Health Literacy in Primary Care Physiotherapy: Does a Physiotherapist Use Techniques to Improve Communication?
Watzek, D. · physioscience · 2025 · Heft 4 · S. 186 bis 187
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The paper sheds light on the significance of health literacy (HL) for physiotherapy [1]. In a survey conducted in eight European countries, almost 50 % of participants reported that their HL was insufficient or problematic [2], resulting in diminished self-management of chronic diseases and decreased use of preventive health services, in turn leading to poorer health outcomes and higher health care costs. Low socioeconomic status is closely linked to poor HL, and both are often associated with lower education levels as well as poor reading, spelling and arithmetic skills. Literature recommends the use of the tea…
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