Health literacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Buchbinder R _ et al_. (2006) Functional health literacy of patients with rheumatoid arthritis attending a community-based rheumatology

practice. _J Rheumatol_ 33: 879–876 Effective communication between physician and patient is important, particularly for patients with chronic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Without being adequately informed, patients can have difficulty participating in treatment decisions, complying with therapy regimens, and monitoring their disease. Health-care providers

commonly use written material to supplement verbal communication and, therefore, a minimum level of literacy is required to use the health-care system effectively. Indeed, illiteracy is

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