Low health literacy impact on headache diagnosis.

IF 1.4 Q4 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Pain management Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-22 DOI:10.1080/17581869.2025.2463874
Joseph V Pergolizzi, Jo Ann LeQuang
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Abstract

Health literacy has a broad range of impacts, including whether and where a person seeks treatment and how well that patient interprets and applies clinical recommendations. Patients with headache may not seek treatment, may fail to disclose even severe pain to their physician, and may not understand or adhere to treatment. Universal precautions can be a helpful initial approach, and information styles can be modified as needed over time. Patients should be asked about headache and explanations about headache causes and treatment should be given in everyday language. The teach-back method can confirm if patients understand instructions. Health literacy can impact how patients perceive their headaches and how well they adhere to treatments. Health literacy is a two-way street; it depends on the patient's ability to understand and act on clinical information and the clinician's ability to give clear information. Language and cultural barriers can adversely impact health literacy, even in patients who otherwise have good understanding of medical advice. While health literacy can impact outcomes, those with low or very high health literacy are most likely to be non-adherent, albeit for different reasons. Clinical action plans can be valuable for those with severe headache.

低健康素养对头痛诊断的影响。
卫生知识普及具有广泛的影响,包括一个人是否以及在哪里寻求治疗,以及患者如何解释和应用临床建议。头痛患者可能不寻求治疗,可能不向医生透露甚至严重的疼痛,可能不理解或坚持治疗。普遍的预防措施可能是一种有用的初始方法,并且随着时间的推移,可以根据需要修改信息样式。应询问患者有关头痛的情况,并以日常用语解释头痛的原因和治疗方法。反导法可以确认患者是否理解说明书。健康素养可以影响患者对头痛的认知,以及他们坚持治疗的程度。卫生知识普及是一条双向道路;这取决于患者对临床信息的理解和行动能力,以及临床医生提供明确信息的能力。语言和文化障碍会对卫生知识普及产生不利影响,即使对那些对医疗建议有良好理解的患者也是如此。虽然健康素养可以影响结果,但那些健康素养低或非常高的人最有可能不坚持,尽管原因不同。临床行动计划对严重头痛患者很有价值。
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Pain management
Pain management CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-
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