texts of varying complexity accurately and
independently, and to extract information
of varying length and detail form different
sources’.
11
This survey of 8000 people of
working age was based on a direct
measurement of skills (for example, on
being shown a poster for a concert,
questions were asked such as ‘where is
the concert, how much will it cost for two
people to attend?’). The results were
divided into levels which were based on
the English national curriculum and
showed that 56% (literacy), and 75%
(numeracy) of those surveyed have skills
below those needed to achieve their full
potential, while the opportunities offered
by modern information technology, such as
the internet, are only fully used by a very
small percentage of the population (9%).
11
Such results provide practical
challenges in health communication. The
majority of printed information leaflets
used in health care already have a reading
age higher than the average population.
12,13
Interventions to promote participation,
shared decision making, and informed
consent may only therefore reach a
proportion of the population.
Low literacy and numeracy may
contribute to inequity of access to the
benefits of prescription medication. It is
known that people with low literacy skills
are more likely to make mistakes in
interpreting medication instructions and
warning labels.
14
This increases the risk of
both unintentional sub-optimal compliance
texts of varying complexity accurately and
independently, and to extract information
of varying length and detail form different
sources’.
11
This survey of 8000 people of
working age was based on a direct
measurement of skills (for example, on
being shown a poster for a concert,
questions were asked such as ‘where is
the concert, how much will it cost for two
people to attend?’). The results were
divided into levels which were based on
the English national curriculum and
showed that 56% (literacy), and 75%
(numeracy) of those surveyed have skills
below those needed to achieve their full
potential, while the opportunities offered
by modern information technology, such as
the internet, are only fully used by a very
small percentage of the population (9%).
11
Such results provide practical
challenges in health communication. The
majority of printed information leaflets
used in health care already have a reading
age higher than the average population.
12,13
Interventions to promote participation,
shared decision making, and informed
consent may only therefore reach a
proportion of the population.
Low literacy and numeracy may
contribute to inequity of access to the
benefits of prescription medication. It is
known that people with low literacy skills
are more likely to make mistakes in
interpreting medication instructions and
warning labels.
14
This increases the risk of
both unintentional sub-optimal compliance
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