Towards appropriate information provision for and decision-making with patients with limited health literacy in hospital-based palliative care in Western countries: a scoping review into available communication strategies and tools for healthcare providers

Towards appropriate information provision for and decision-making with patients with limited health literacy in hospital-based palliative care in Western countries: a scoping review into available communication strategies and tools for healthcare providers

Abstract Background Person-centred palliative care poses high demands on professionals and patients regarding appropriate and effective communication and informed decision-making. This is even more so for patients with limited health literacy, as they lack the necessary skills to find, understand an...

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Main Authors: Janneke Noordman, Liesbeth van Vliet, Menno Kaunang, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Gudule Boland, Sandra van Dulmen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
Subjects:
Palliative care
Limited health literacy
Healthcare providers
Hospital
Patients
Review literature
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12904-019-0421-x

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