title: Parental health literacy and its impact on patient care.
abstract: The process of navigating through the modern American health care system is becoming progressively challenging. The range of tasks being asked of patients in the digital age is vast and complex and includes completing intricate insurance applications, signing complex consent forms, and translating medical data and prescription medication directions. Nearly 9 out of 10 adults have difficulty using the everyday health information that is routinely offered by medical providers. Mounting evidence now supports a growing awareness that general health literacy is the greatest individual factor affecting a person's health status.
authors: Pediatric Medical Student Clerkship, Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA. Electronic address: mscotten@kumc.edu.
authors: Mitzi
authors: M
authors: Scotten
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000379:methods; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000379:methods*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D000067010:Literacy / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010465:Perception
keywords: Assessing health literacy; Health literacy; Health literacy levels; Health literacy screening tools; Pediatric health literacy