Functional Health Literacy and the Risk of Hospital Admission Among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees
MetroHealth Medical Center · Case Western Reserve University
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Abstract
Objectives
This study analyzed whether inadequate functional health literacy is an independent risk factor for hospital admission.
Methods
We studied a prospective cohort of 3260 Medicare managed care enrollees.
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Authors
8- DWDavid W. BakerCorresponding
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
- JAJulie A. Gazmararian
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
- MVMark V. Williams
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
- TSTracy Scott
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
- RMRuth M. Parker
MetroHealth Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Medicine
- Health literacy
- Literacy
- Relative risk
- Managed care
- Confidence interval
- Risk factor
- Cohort study
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Quality Education
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