Klaus Eichler|Simon Wieser|Urs Brügger
The costs of limited health literacy: a systematic review
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences|ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences|ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
summarize evidence 1 costs limited health literacy hl 2 costeffectiveness interventions improve limited hlwe performed systematic review searching electronic databases additional information resources included observational studies interventional studies hloutcomes included populations high risk low hl patients 1 diabetes mellitus 2 hyperlipidemiawe retrieved 2340 papers included 10 studies analysis prevalence limited hl considerable range 3459 health system level additional costs limited hl range 3 5 total health care cost per year patient level additional expenditures per year per person limited hl compared persons adequate hl range us 143 7798 data costeffectiveness interventions improve limited hl scarcethe costs limited hl may substantial studies retrieved results heterogeneous