Patient Activation Mediates Health Literacy Associated with Hospital Utilization Among Whites
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Patient Activation Mediates Health Literacy Associated with Hospital Utilization Among Whites
Background: Reducing the 30-day hospital readmission rate is a national priority, and patient activation has emerged as a modifiable target to reduce hospital readmissions. Objective: Prior studies demonstrate that low patient activation and low health literacy are each associated with higher rates of hospital utilization. The aim of this study was to use path analysis methods to assess if pati...
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عنوان ژورنال: HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2474-8307,2474-8307
DOI: 10.3928/24748307-20170621-01