1. ZHAW digitalcollection
  2. School of Management and Law
  3. Publikationen
  4. Publikationen School of Management and Law
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorPletscher, Mark-
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T14:25:11Z-
dc.date.available2018-09-27T14:25:11Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.issn1605-8283de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/11199-
dc.description.abstractHealth literacy has been identified as an important contributor to health inequalities in industrialised countries (Kickbusch, 2002). Health literacy can be defined as “the capacity to obtain, interpret and understand basic health information and services and the competence to use such information and services to enhance health” (United States Department of Health and Human Services, 2000). Limited health literacy is associated with poor health (DeWalt et al., 2004) and high health care cost (Eichler et al., 2009). One possible explanation for these disparities is different health service utilisation. It has been shown that people with limited health literacy use diagnostic interventions less frequently (Bennett et al., 2009; Garbers, 2004; Guerra et al., 2005; Peterson et al., 2007; White et al., 2008), have lower immunisation rates (Bennett et al., 2009; Howard et al., 2005; Scott et al., 2002; Sudore et al., 2006), are more likely to be admitted to emergency departments (Cho et al., 2008; Howard et al., 2005; Murray et al., 2009), and have more inpatient hospital stays (Cho et al., 2008; DeWalt et al., 2004; Hope et al., 2004; Paasche-Orlow et al., 2005). Outpatient physician visits, however, are not well covered in the literature (Baker et al., 2004) and most studies analysing service utilisation are limited to very specific patient groups. Our study investigates the association between health literacy and outpatient physician visits based on data from a Swiss population survey.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherThe Geneva Associationde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofHealth and Ageing Newsletterde_CH
dc.rightsLicence according to publishing contractde_CH
dc.subjectUtilizationde_CH
dc.subjectHealth literacyde_CH
dc.subjectSwitzerlandde_CH
dc.subjectPhysician visitde_CH
dc.subject.ddc600: Technikde_CH
dc.titleHealth literacy and outpatient physician visits in Switzerlandde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in Magazin oder Zeitungde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementSchool of Management and Lawde_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue27de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.end11de_CH
zhaw.pages.start9de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume2012de_CH
Appears in collections:Publikationen School of Management and Law

Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Show simple item record
Pletscher, M. (2012). Health literacy and outpatient physician visits in Switzerland. Health and Ageing Newsletter, 2012(27), 9–11.
Pletscher, M. (2012) ‘Health literacy and outpatient physician visits in Switzerland’, Health and Ageing Newsletter, 2012(27), pp. 9–11.
M. Pletscher, “Health literacy and outpatient physician visits in Switzerland,” Health and Ageing Newsletter, vol. 2012, no. 27, pp. 9–11, 2012.
PLETSCHER, Mark, 2012. Health literacy and outpatient physician visits in Switzerland. Health and Ageing Newsletter. 2012. Bd. 2012, Nr. 27, S. 9–11
Pletscher, Mark. 2012. “Health Literacy and Outpatient Physician Visits in Switzerland.” Health and Ageing Newsletter 2012 (27): 9–11.
Pletscher, Mark. “Health Literacy and Outpatient Physician Visits in Switzerland.” Health and Ageing Newsletter, vol. 2012, no. 27, 2012, pp. 9–11.


Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.