Lower Health Literacy is Associated with Poorer Health Status and Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Limited health literacy is associated with poor outcomes in many chronic diseases, but little is known about health literacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). OBJECTIVE To examine the associations between health literacy and both outcomes and health status in COPD....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of general internal medicine : JGIM 2013-01, Vol.28 (1), p.74-81
Hauptverfasser:	Omachi, Theodore A., Sarkar, Urmimala, Yelin, Edward H., Blanc, Paul D., Katz, Patricia P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma Clinical outcomes Emergency Service, Hospital - utilization Female General aspects Health education Health Literacy - statistics & numerical data Health services utilization Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Internal Medicine Male Medical sciences Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Miscellaneous Original Research Pneumology Prognosis Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - psychology Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - rehabilitation Quality of Life Severity of Illness Index Socioeconomic Factors United States
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