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July 19, 2011Annals of Internal Medicine5,568 citations

Low Health Literacy and Health Outcomes: An Updated Systematic Review

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NBNancy D BerkmanSSStacey SheridanKDKatrina E Donahue

Key Points

  • To evaluate the relationship between low health literacy and various health outcomes.
  • Conducted systematic review of existing literature
  • Assessed studies on health literacy and patient outcomes
  • Evaluated patient education interventions
  • Found significant associations between low health literacy and poorer health outcomes
  • Noted increased hospitalizations among individuals with low health literacy
  • Identified gaps in patient education leading to inadequate healthcare access

Abstract

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Berkman et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69cc282c956298f6c365b680https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-155-2-201107190-00005
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