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Patient health literacy and patient–physician information exchange during a visit
Family Practice, 10/08/09

Ishikawa H et al. – Patient HL levels were related to the information exchange process during the visit. Among the three HL scales, communicative HL (the capacity to extract information, derive meaning from different forms of communication and apply new information to changing circumstances) was related to patient’s perceptions of the information exchange. Further, patient communicative HL had a modifying effect on the relationship between physician’s information giving and patient’s perception of it, suggesting that physician’s communication may be perceived differently depending on the patient’s HL. The exploration of patient HL may provide a better understanding of potential barriers to patient–physician communication and patient’s self–management of disease.

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