PatientEngagementHIT (3/17, Rodriguez) reports, “Medical misinformation has been spreading rapidly nationwide, causing many Americans to struggle to identify the difference between fact and fiction and hampering patient health literacy, according to… research from GoodRx.” Nearly “three-quarters of the 1,000 adult survey participants had been exposed to inaccurate medical or health information,” and “16% stated they were unable to decide if they had been exposed.” The results also “showed that 44% of people reported low confidence in their ability to distinguish the accuracy of medical information.”
Related Links:
— “Medical Misinformation Exposure Reduces Patient Health Literacy ” Sarai Rodriguez, PatientEngagementHIT, March 17, 2022