Éva Marjorie Couture|Maud?Christine Chouinard|Martin Fortin|Catherine Hudon
The relationship between health literacy and patient activation among frequent users of healthcare services: a cross-sectional study
Université de Sherbrooke|Université du Québec à Chicoutimi|Université de Sherbrooke|Université de Sherbrooke
frequent users healthcare services vulnerable population deserves attention due high costs negative outcomes lower quality life higher mortality healthcare systems offer interventions tailored needs level health literacy including strategies promote activation relationship health literacy patient activation remains explored aim study examine association health literacy patient activation population frequent users healthcare services chronic diseasescrosssectional data collected randomization clinical trial evaluating case management intervention primary care participants n 247 recruited list frequent users 4 family medicine groups fmg saguenaylacstjean region qubec canada completed questionnaires selfreport encounter research assistant 1 newest vital sign nvs evaluate health literacy independent variable 2 patient activation measure13 pam13 evaluate patient activation dependent variable relationship health literacy activation examined using biserial correlationsno association found health literacy independent variable patient activation rb 0075 007 population frequent users healthcare servicesthis study suggests relationship health literacy patient activation among frequent users healthcare servicesnct01719991 registered october 25 2012