title: "Deer in the Headlights": Improving Patient Literacy.
abstract: As patients become more involved in their healthcare, the need for increased patient literacy becomes more evident. Unfortunately, too many patients are not able to understand their healthcare needs; this, in turn, affects compliance. Healthcare providers should strive to increase the patient's level of understanding of his or her own healthcare needs, because there is a direct correlation between understanding and compliance.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weinstock
mesh_terms: D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors