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| Title |
The Role of Universal Health Literacy Precautions in Minimizing “Medspeak” and Promoting Shared Decision Making
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| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.3.pfor1-1703 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lara Killian, Margo Coletti |
| Abstract |
Shared decision making (SDM), a collaborative process whereby patients and professionals make health care decisions together, is a cornerstone of ethical patient care. The patient-clinician communication necessary to achieve SDM depends on many factors, not the least of which is a shared language (sometimes with the aid of a medical interpreter). However, even when a patient and clinician are speaking the same mother tongue, the use of medical jargon can pose a large and unnecessary barrier. This article discusses how health care professionals can use "universal health literacy precautions" as a legal, practical, and ethical means to enhance SDM and improve health care outcomes. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 96 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 32% |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 13% |
| Canada | 6 | 6% |
| France | 2 | 2% |
| Singapore | 2 | 2% |
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Unknown | 31 | 32% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 57 | 59% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 17 | 18% |
| Scientists | 13 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 9 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 46 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 45 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 22% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 9% |
| Researcher | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 26% |
| Unknown | 7 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 15 | 33% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 2 | 4% |
| Unknown | 13 | 28% |