Iris van der Heide|Monique Heijmans|Albertine J. Schuit|Ellen Uiters|Jany Rademakers
Functional, interactive and critical health literacy: Varying relationships with control over care and number of GP visits
Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research|National Institute for Public Health and the Environment|EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research|National Institute for Public Health and the Environment|Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
aim study examine extent functional interactive critical health literacy associated patients perceived control care frequency gp visitsdata dutch national panel people chronic illness disability used n2508 health literacy assessed functional communicative critical health literacy measure perceived control care indicated perceived ability organize care interact providers perform selfcare multivariate linear logistic regression analyses associations health literacy perceived control care subsequently frequency gp visits studiedmainly interactive health literacy associated patients perceived ability organize care interact healthcare providers perform selfcare whereas functional health literacy associated number gp visitsthe results imply patients may less able exert control care lower health literacy functional interactive critical health literacy vary relevance patients ability exert controlinitiatives strengthening patients role healthcare may improved paying attention patients health literacy specifically functional interactive health literacy