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Health Literacy, Medication Adherence, And Patient Satisfaction In Community Pharmacy, Sarah Anderson, Kelly Madden, Lindsay Tarleton, Cassandra Wilson-Brownfield, Joseph Zerka, Aleda M. H. Chen

The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)

Background: Health literacy is defined as the ability to read, understand, and act on health information; almost half of adults have inadequate health literacy. Since inadequate health literacy is often followed by many negative outcomes, such as poor medication adherence, it is important to address health literacy, in order to rectify the low levels and improve outcomes. Patients see pharmacists regularly, and therefore, the pharmacist is crucial In improving medication adherence. If health literacy is a barrier to medication adherence, the community pharmacist should be able to provide health literacy-appropriate counseling to improve medication adherence. Objectives: To determine if pharmacists' …