Health literacy and healthcare service utilisation in the 12-months prior to entry into residential alcohol and other drug treatment
CONCLUSIONS: This study was the first to use a multidimensional health literacy tool to examine health literacy and general healthcare service utilisation for people attending residential substance use disorder treatment. This population access high levels of healthcare services, however the role that health literacy may play in helping reduce acute healthcare use requires further investigation.PMID:34562775 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107111
Source: Addictive Behaviors - Category: Addiction Authors: Tayla J Degan Peter J Kelly Laura D Robinson Frank P Deane Amanda L Baker Source Type: research