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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5025| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | The costs of limited health literacy : a systematic review |
| Authors: | Eichler, Klaus Wieser, Simon Brügger, Urs |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2 10.21256/zhaw-5025 |
| Published in: | International Journal of Public Health |
| Volume(Issue): | 54 |
| Issue: | 5 |
| Page(s): | 313 |
| Pages to: | 324 |
| Issue Date: | 2009 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 1661-8556 1661-8564 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Kosten; Kosten-Effektivität; Gesundheitskompetenz |
| Subject (DDC): | 362.1041: Health economics |
| Abstract: | Objectives: To summarize evidence about the costs of limited health literacy (HL) and the cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve limited HL. Methods: We performed a systematic review searching electronic databases and additional information resources. We included observational studies and interventional studies with HL-outcomes. We included populations at high risk for low HL and patients with diabetes mellitus or hyperlipidemia. Results: We retrieved 2,340 papers and included 10 studies for analysis. The prevalence of limited HL is considerable (range 34-59%). On the health system level, the additional costs of limited HL range from 3 to 5% of the total health care cost per year. On the patient level, the additional expenditures per year per person with limited HL compared to persons with adequate HL range from US $143 to 7,798. Data on the cost-effectiveness of interventions to improve limited HL are scarce. Conclusion:The costs of limited HL may be substantial, but few studies were retrieved and the results are heterogeneous. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/15355 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY-NC 2.0: Attribution - Non commercial 2.0 Generic |
| Departement: | School of Management and Law |
| Organisational Unit: | Winterthur Institute of Health Economics (WIG) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Health Literacy |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Management and Law |
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Eichler, K., Wieser, S., & Brügger, U. (2009). The costs of limited health literacy : a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health, 54(5), 313–324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2
Eichler, K., Wieser, S. and Brügger, U. (2009) ‘The costs of limited health literacy : a systematic review’, International Journal of Public Health, 54(5), pp. 313–324. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2.
K. Eichler, S. Wieser, and U. Brügger, “The costs of limited health literacy : a systematic review,” International Journal of Public Health, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 313–324, 2009, doi: 10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2.
EICHLER, Klaus, Simon WIESER und Urs BRÜGGER, 2009. The costs of limited health literacy : a systematic review. International Journal of Public Health. 2009. Bd. 54, Nr. 5, S. 313–324. DOI 10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2
Eichler, Klaus, Simon Wieser, and Urs Brügger. 2009. “The Costs of Limited Health Literacy : A Systematic Review.” International Journal of Public Health 54 (5): 313–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2.
Eichler, Klaus, et al. “The Costs of Limited Health Literacy : A Systematic Review.” International Journal of Public Health, vol. 54, no. 5, 2009, pp. 313–24, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-009-0058-2.
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