Limited Health Literacy Is a Common Finding in a Public Health Hospital's Rheumatology Clinic and Is Predictive of Disease Severity

Autor:	Dennis J. Boyle, Alyssa Nash, Itziar Quinzanos, David H. Collier, Joel M. Hirsh, Liron Caplan, Abbey J. Oxenfeld
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Cross-sectional study Public health Arthritis Health literacy medicine.disease Rheumatology Rheumatoid arthritis Family medicine Health care Severity of illness medicine Outpatient clinic business
Zdroj:	JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology. 17:236-241
ISSN:	1076-1608
DOI:	10.1097/rhu.0b013e318226a01f
Popis:	Background:Health literacy (HL) is associated with outcomes in many conditions, but little is known about its impact on arthritic diseases.Objectives:We sought to determine whether HL is related to disease activity and severity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods:English-speaking adul
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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