Health Literacy in Community Pharmacy

Authors

Sarah Anderson, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Cassie Brownfield-Wilson, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Kelly Madden, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Lindsay Tarleton, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Joe Zerka, Cedarville UniversityFollow
Aleda M.H. Chen, Cedarville UniversityFollow

Document Type

Poster Session

Publication Date

11-2012

Research Advisor(s)

Aleda M.H. Chen, Pharm.D., Ph.D.

Keywords

Health literacy, medication

Abstract

48% of English-speaking patients are unable to obtain, process, understand, and utilize health information, and 30-50% of patients do not correctly adhere to their medications. The combination of chronic disease, poor heath literacy, and poor medication adherence lead to increased health costs and hospitalization

Recommended Citation

Anderson, Sarah; Brownfield-Wilson, Cassie; Madden, Kelly; Tarleton, Lindsay; Zerka, Joe; and Chen, Aleda M.H., "Health Literacy in Community Pharmacy" (2012). Pharmacy and Nursing Student Research and Evidence-Based Medicine Poster Session. 5.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/pharmacy_nursing_poster_session/5

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