Victoria Orrego Dunleavy, Regina Jihea Ahn, Lindsay D Grace, Daniel Mayo
Acceptability and Feasibility of "Latinos Unidos": A Microgame Resource Combatting Health Misinformation for Latinos Living with HIV
Journal of health communication
studies shown people lower levels health literacy create higher emergency inpatient total healthcare costs yet little known health literacy may affect medication costs crosssectional study aims investigating relationship health literacy three years medication costs 20092011 sample patients type 2 diabetes 391 patients germanspeaking part switzerland insured health insurer interviewed health literacy measured validated screening question interview records subsequently matched data medication costs bootstrap regression analysis applied investigate relationship health literacy medication costs 2010 2011 lower levels health literacy significantly associated higher medication costs p05 results suggest diabetic patients lower health literacy create higher medication costs besides sensitive towards patients health literacy levels healthcare providers may take account potential impact patients medication regimen misuse healthcare costs