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Abstract
Limited health literacy is a significant problem in the United States. It carries with it a high price tag of unnecessary medical expenditures, decreased quantity and quality of life for affected individuals, and frustration for both medical personnel and patients. Although most research has focused on print related health literacy, a significant part of the information exchanged in a medical encounter is verbal. It is well documented that persons in lower socioeconomic groups have poorer health. As some studies have found a link between socioeconomic status (SES), oral communication styles, and health care, the verbal exchange between health provider and patient may contribute to limited health literacy.
This paper contains a review of the current literature regarding the effects of limited health literacy and socioeconomic status on health status and management. It also investigates differences in communication styles between the middle class medical community and those in generational poverty. Oral communication differences do impact health care. It is hypothesized that differences in oral communication styles between people of generational poverty and the medical community negatively impact the quality of information exchange between them.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services
First Advisor
Susan Roberts-Dobie
Date Original
2010
Object Description
1 PDF file (69 pages)
Copyright
©2010 Peggy Lyon
Language
en
Recommended Citation
Lyon, Peggy, "The Impact of Oral Communication Style of Patients From Generational-Poverty on Health Care" (2010). Graduate Research Papers. 4192.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/grp/4192
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