Medical stuff is just too foreign to me!
“Wait, what did the doc just say?”
“Hm, what the doc said sound great, but actually I’m lost here.”
“Oh…too many medical terms, acronyms, …it gives me headache!!”
“¿Cuándo puede el doctor explicarme en mi idioma?”
You are not alone!
62%
Americans lack confidence in understanding discussions with their doctors1.
43%
US Caregivers doubt their loved one can understand medical information independently1.
31%
Americans forget medical information soon after doctor visits1.
1AHIMA Foundation 2021 study.
As Medicine Advances, it can only be More Complex…
“MASLD?! New name for non-alcoholic fatty liver? What now?”
“I can’t read this medical report! How can I make informed decisions?”
“These med side effects are terrible. What if I skip it? My doc won’t know, right?”
“Doc says weight will bounce back after quitting GLP-1 without exercise. Other meds to try?”
Not understanding our medical information can be deadly!
125k
Deaths each year in US due to medical nonadherence2.
$13B
US Hospitalization cost annually due to medication nonadherence2.
>40%
Patients sustain obvious risks in disease progression2.
2PMID: 18360559
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3UCSF PCP Health Coach 2013-14 survey (doi: 10.1370/afm.1988)
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