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Now consider that the patient:
Now consider that the patient:
Was not able to attend college
Was not able to attend college
Higher education is associated with a lower risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, reduced kidney function, and albuminuria (Choi et al., 2011).
Has below-proficient reading skills
Has below-proficient reading skills
Lower literacy is associated with greater odds of missing doses of medication, controlling for other factors such as age, ethnicity, income, substance abuse, and support (Kalichman et al. 1999).
Choi, A. I., Weekley, C. C., Chen, S. C., Li, S., Kurella Tamura, M., Norris, K. C., & Shlipak, M. G. (2011). Association of educational attainment with chronic disease and mortality: the Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 58(2), 228–234. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2011.02.388
Kalichman, S. C., Ramachandran, B., & Catz, S. (1999). Adherence to combination antiretroviral therapies in HIV patients of low health literacy. Journal of general internal medicine, 14(5), 267–273. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00334.x
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