We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Met 'Ik geef u onze folder mee' heeft een op de tien nóg geen idee.
- Authors
Schlatmann, F.; Hofmeester, I.; van Balken, M.
- Abstract
Because of a strongly increased dependence on (digital) written information, a progressive health gap in people with Low Literacy Skills (LLS) arises, which further increases by the taboo and low awareness of LLS amongst doctors. Consequences of LLS on health results and finances are major: worse (oncological) outcome measures (up to 40 %) and higher costs; in the Netherlands alone these were estimated to be 127 million Euro per year in 2013. Across sectional questionnaire study in outpatient urology department in the Rijnstate Hospital in the Netherlands with validated questions shows LLS in 11 % of patients. Awareness of the incidence of LLS, adapting information materials and intensifying efforts to reach this audience is of utmost importance.
- Publication
Tijdschrift voor Urologie, 2016, Vol 6, Issue 6/7, p94
- ISSN
2211-3037
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13629-016-0131-6