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Patients' Understanding of Health Information in Germany
Tille, F.; Weishaar, H.; Gibis, B.; Schnitzer, S. · Das Gesundheitswesen · 2018 · Heft 8/09 · S. 1 bis 1
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Background: The quality of doctor-patient communication and of written health information is central to organizational health literacy. Whether patients understand their doctors' explanations and textual material on health, however, is understudied. This study is the first to identify the overall levels of patients' understanding of health information and its associations with patients' social characteristics in outpatient health care in Germany. Methods: This analysis draws on data collected via a 2017 national health survey with a sample of 6, 105 adults. Quality of communication was measured for consultations…
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Germany
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Deutschland
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Das Gesundheitswesen
