Clinical pediatrics
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Clinical pediatrics · Dec 2013
Multicenter StudyHealth promotion in pediatric primary care: importance of health literacy and communication practices.
Health literacy has been shown to predict health behaviors and outcomes above the effects of education or socioeconomic status. Much remains unknown about the health literacy of parents and the role it plays in children's health outcomes or in health disparities. ⋯ When comparisons were made between 2 educational attainment groups, there were variations in indicators of health literacy and health communication needs. These data can be used to guide the development of interventions by primary care providers to improve parent education.