Abstract
Existing studies report a negative association between health literacy and hospital/emergency room use. Despite substantial research on this topic among older Americans, little is known about the link between health literacy and healthcare services use among older Koreans. This study investigates this link, using a sample of 596 adults, 65 and older, from Korea's three largest cities. Andersen's behavior model guided the study. Findings revealed that participants with higher health literacy were significantly less likely to use emergent health services. Enhanced health literacy will likely promote better health outcomes for older Koreans and reduce Korea's healthcare costs.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 467-473 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Social Work in Public Health |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 18 Sept 2016 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2016 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Health literacy
- Korean older adults
- health services utilization
- healthcare cost
- quality healthcare
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