Illness Uncertainty In Health Care

Illness uncertainty is a broad term that can refer to any part of the health field. For example, the term can be used to describe when a patient is unsure about what condition they have, when they question their provider or the prescribed treatment, or when they are uncertain about tests and procedures in health care(Harrington, 2015, p. 182). While illness uncertainty pertains to the fact that the patient is unsure about something, low health literacy means the patient is unable to understand what they are being told. People with low health literacy to do not have the knowledge or ability to understand the information given to them. When addressing a patient with low health literacy it is important to make sure the patient understands exactly