The role of health literacy in explaining the association between educational attainment and the use of out-of-hours primary care services in chronically ill people: a survey study

The role of health literacy in explaining the association between educational attainment and the use of out-of-hours primary care services in chronically ill people: a survey study

Abstract Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is persistently associated with poor health and suboptimal use of healthcare services, and more unplanned healthcare use. Suboptimal use of emergency and acute healthcare services may increase health inequalities, due to late diagnosis or lack of co...

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Main Authors: Tessa Jansen, Jany Rademakers, Geeke Waverijn, Robert Verheij, Richard Osborne, Monique Heijmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Socioeconomic health inequalities
Health literacy
Healthcare use
Out-of-hours
Primary care
Mediation study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3197-4

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