Beyond Access Block: Understanding the Role of Health Literacy and Self-Efficacy in Low-Acuity Emergency Department Patients.

Conclusion: Existing research shows that health literacy has a linear association with self-efficacy and self-rated health. The results of this study suggest that in the context of low-acuity ED patients, health literacy and self-efficacy affect patients' understanding of their health status (self-rated health) but do not lead to better utilization of healthcare resources. Improvement of health literacy and self-efficacy, specifically to increase self-rated health, may provide a future avenue of intervention to reduce low-acuity ED patient re-presentation. PMID: 32612470 [PubMed]
Source: Ochsner Journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Ochsner J Source Type: research