An Interactive Communication Model for Self-Care-Regardless of Health Literacy: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clear dialogue-based (interactive) communication that ensures comprehension and recall becomes more important in patient-provider interactions, especially in relation to patients with chronic diseases, where self-management education and counseling are cornerstones in managing these diseases. If patients with chronic disease experience challenges in obtaining, understanding, and applying health-related information (necessary to make informed health decisions and sufficiently manage their health), clear communication and ensuring comprehension become even more critical in the patient-provider interactions. Furthermore, patient-provider communication has been proposed as a potential pathway through which health literacy might influence health outcomes, especially in indivi

SUBMITTER: Haesum LKE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132005 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature