Impact of low health literacy on patients' health outcomes: a multicenter cohort study

• Egile Nagusiak: Rabia Shahid (Egilea), Muhammad Shoker (Egilea), Luan Manh Chu (Egilea), Ryan Frehlick (Egilea), Heather Ward (Egilea), Punam Pahwa (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background This study aims to assess the health literacy of medical patients admitted to hospitals and examine its correlation with patients' emergency department visits, hospital readmissions, and durations of hospital stay. Methods This prospective cohort study recruited patients adm...