abstract: If patient-reported outcome measures are considered key health-care quality indicators, who is excluded from participation? - Health Expectations

If patient-reported outcome measures are considered key health-care quality indicators, who is excluded from participation?  - Health Expectations 
 

Abstract

Patient-reported outcome measures have received increasing attention with regard to ensuring quality improvement across the health service. However, there is a risk that people with disabilities and low literacy are systematically excluded from the development of these measures as well as their application in clinical practice. This editorial highlights some of these risks and the potential consequences of exclusion for these groups.

Pre-counseling Education for Low Literacy Women at Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC): Patient Experiences Using the Cancer Risk...

Pre-counseling Education for Low Literacy Women at Risk of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC): Patient Experiences Using the Cancer Risk Education Intervention Tool (CREdIT)

Informational content, literacy demands, and usability of websites offering health-related genetic tests directly to consumers