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Abstract
Patients with cancer are often faced with complex diagnoses that require decision making in a highly stressful environment. The role of the healthcare team is to ensure that patients have the information, tools, and resources needed to make informed decisions. However, low health literacy is a common and undervalued factor in the outcomes of patients, particularly those with cancer.Entities:
Keywords: health literacy; patient/public education; teach-back method; universal precautions
Mesh：
Year: 2016 PMID： 27206288 DOI： 10.1188/16.CJON.232-234
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin J Oncol Nurs ISSN： 1092-1095 Impact factor: 1.027