Using decision aids to facilitate informed health care decision making among adults with low literacy: The case of bowel cancer screening.

Sian K. Smith-Lickess; Kirsten McCaffery; Lyndal Trevena

Using decision aids to facilitate informed health care decision making among adults with low literacy: The case of bowel cancer screening.

Sian K. Smith-Lickess, Kirsten McCaffery, Lyndal Trevena

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Abstract: In recent years, there has been a growth in the development of decision support tools in health care to support consumers who are making decisions about treatment or screening procedures. This article describes the challenges of developing decision aids for adults with low literacy levels in the context of bowel cancer screening.

Original language	English
Article number	92
Pages (from-to)	28-32
Journal	Health Issues
Volume	92
Publication status	Published - 2007

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