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We have already discussed the state of low health literacy, affecting up to 90 million Americans. Almost 90% of adults may be affected by low health literacy, with only 12% of adults demonstrating proficient literacy skills (NAAL 2006). Clinicians cannot tell by looking which patient is the one in ten who will have proficient literacy skills and, hence, should use the universal precaution approach to low health literacy by implementing strategies for clear communication with all patients.
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Connelly, R.A., Gupta, A. (2017). Health Literacy Universal Precautions: Strategies for Communication with All Patients. In: Connelly, R., Turner, T. (eds) Health Literacy and Child Health Outcomes. SpringerBriefs in Public Health(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50799-6_4
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