| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第14-17页 |
| 1.1 The Background and Significance of the Research | 第14-15页 |
| 1.2 Research Questions | 第15页 |
| 1.3 Organization of the Thesis | 第15-17页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATUER REVIEW | 第17-22页 |
| 2.1 Health Literacy | 第17-20页 |
| 2.1.1 Defining Health Literacy | 第17-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Other Voices on Health Literacy | 第19-20页 |
| 2.2 Health Literacy and Health-Related Communication | 第20-22页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ THEOTETICAL FRAMEWORKS | 第22-39页 |
| 3.1 Culture, Health Literacy and Communication in Health Context | 第22-28页 |
| 3.1.1 Deciphering Culture | 第22-24页 |
| 3.1.2 Cultures’ Influence on Health Literacy and Health-Related Communication | 第24-28页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Cultural Variations in Health Beliefs | 第24-26页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Cultural Elements Affecting Health Literacy and Health Communication | 第26-28页 |
| 3.2 Communication Competence and Health Literacy | 第28-32页 |
| 3.2.1 Defining Communication Competence | 第28-29页 |
| 3.2.2 Health Literacy and Communication Competence | 第29-32页 |
| 3.2.2.1 Correlations between Health Literacy and Communication Competence | 第29-31页 |
| 3.2.2.2 Intercultural Communication Competence: A Complement to Health Literacy in Intercultural Health Context | 第31-32页 |
| 3.3 Communication Accommodation Theory and Patient-Physician Communication | 第32-39页 |
| 3.3.1 Defining Communication Accommodation Theory | 第32-33页 |
| 3.3.2 Assumptions of Communication Accommodation Theory | 第33-35页 |
| 3.3.3 Accommodation Strategies | 第35-36页 |
| 3.3.4 Applying CAT to Discuss Patient-Physician Communication | 第36-39页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ METHODOLOGY | 第39-47页 |
| 4.1 The Objectives of the Survey | 第39页 |
| 4.2 The Design of the Questionnaire | 第39-45页 |
| 4.2.1.T he Prototypes of the Questionnaire | 第39-41页 |
| 4.2.2 The Structure of the Questionnaire | 第41-45页 |
| 4.3 The Procedure of the Survey | 第45-47页 |
| CHATPER Ⅴ ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSTION OF THE RESULTS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE | 第47-58页 |
| 5.1 The Results of the Questionnaire | 第47-48页 |
| 5.2 Analysis of the Results of the Questionnaire | 第48-54页 |
| 5.2.1 Analysis and Discussion of Respondents’Health Literacy Levels | 第48-50页 |
| 5.2.2 Analysis and Discussion of Section Two of the Questionnaire: A Survey on Patient-Physician Communication | 第50-54页 |
| 5.3 Analysis of the Relation between Health Literacy, Communication Competence and Patient-Physician Communication | 第54-58页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ IMPLICATIONS OF THE SURVEY | 第58-64页 |
| 6.1 Associations of the Survey | 第58-60页 |
| 6.1.1 Prevalence of Low Health Literacy | 第58-59页 |
| 6.1.2 Vulnerable Population | 第59页 |
| 6.1.3 Negative Ramifications of Low Health Literacy | 第59-60页 |
| 6.2 Strategies to Improve Health Literacy | 第60-62页 |
| 6.2.1 Integrating Culture into School Health Education | 第60-61页 |
| 6.2.2 Initiating Culture-Oriented Health Campaigns | 第61-62页 |
| 6.3 Facilitating Patient-Physician Communication | 第62-64页 |
| 6.3.1 Accommodating to Patients’Needs | 第62页 |
| 6.3.2 Enhancing Physicians’Cultural Competence | 第62-64页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ CONCLUSION | 第64-67页 |
| 7.1 A Brief Summary of the Thesis | 第64-65页 |
| 7.2 Limitations of the Research | 第65-66页 |
| 7.3 Suggestions for Future Research | 第66-67页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第67-72页 |
| APPENDIX | 第72-74页 |
