Impact of health literacy, accessibility and coordination of care on patient’s satisfaction with primary care in Germany

Background:
Although health policy makers call for the transformation of health care organizations to health literacy responsive ones, there is limited evidence on the care experiences of patients with limited health literacy skills (HL) in respect to health care quality. We explored if HL and patient-reported experiences regarding access to care and support in care-coordination in primary care organizations (PCO) have an impact on patients satisfaction with the care received by their personal general practitioner (GP).
Methods:
A nationwide representative survey was administered in a random sample of 1125 German adults. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to determine whether HL and perceived access to and coordination of care were associated with satisfaction with care received in primary care adjusting for demographics and health status.
Results:
In the unadjusted as well as adjusted model, better accessibility of the primary care practice (β= 1.858; 2.032 p 

Source: BMC Family Practice - October 22, 2015 Category: Primary Care Authors: Sibel AltinStephanie Stock Source Type: research