Do Subjective Measures Improve the Ability to Identify Limited Health Literacy in a Clinical Setting?
Findings suggest that the BHLS and SILS items improve the ability to identify patients with limited health literacy compared with demographic predictors alone. However, despite being easier to administer in clinical settings, subjective estimates of health literacy have misclassification rates>20% and do not replace objective measures; universal precautions should be used with all patients.
HHcy suppresses the function of Tregs, which may be responsible for HHcy-accelerated atherosclerosis in apoE-/- mice.