Most hospital patients lack the reading skillsnecessary to understand the summaries of their conditions andinstructions they’re given before going home.
A new study published in the American Journal ofSurgery found that nearly two-thirds of trauma patients surveyedhad functional reading levels below what their discharge summariesrequired for full comprehension.
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