Precision communication: Physicians’ linguistic adaptation to patients’ health literacy
Dean Schillinger, Nicholas D. Duran, Danielle S. McNamara, Scott A. Crossley, Renu Balyan, Andrew J. Karter
Abstract
= 0.021): The combination of dyadic concordance and “universal tailoring” eliminated HL-related disparities. Physicians’ ability to adapt communication to match their patients’ HL promotes shared understanding and equity. The ‘Precision Medicine’ construct should be expanded to include the domain of ‘Precision Communication.’
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Adaptation (eye)Health literacyHealth communicationLiteracyLinguisticsComputer sciencePsychologyMedical educationMedicineCommunicationHealth carePedagogyNeurosciencePolitical scienceLawPhilosophyHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareText Readability and Simplification