title: The illiterate patient: screening and management.
abstract: Illiteracy, which affects about 22% of adults in the United States, can hamper patient communication, treatment, compliance, and access to care. Alternative communication methods and active screening for illiteracy are crucial to addressing this problem.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lasater
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Mehler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D004522:Educational Status; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011932:Reading; D013664:Teaching Materials