title: Read this carefully.
abstract: One in three older adults in England has difficulty understanding basic health information, and low health literacy carries a significant mortality risk. Patients are unlikely to admit they have not understood something so the onus is on healthcare professionals to communicate simply and clearly.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Trueland
mesh_terms: D004348:Drug Labeling; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D006113:United Kingdom