Depression Health Literacy and Help-seeking Intention of the Aged Receiving Customized Home Visiting Health Care Services

2012 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 276 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doo-Nam Oh ◽  
Ji Yun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Home Visiting ◽  
Care Services

scholarly journals Does better availability mean better accessibility? Spatial inequalities in the care of acute myocardial infarction in Hungary

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-418
Author(s):  
Annamária Uzzoli ◽  
Zoltán Egri ◽  
Dániel Szilágyi ◽  
Viktor Pál
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
Access To Health

The availability of health care services is an important issue, however, improving availability of health care services does not necessarily mean better accessibility for everybody. The main aim of this study is to find out how better availability in the care of acute myocardial infarction vary with accessibility of patients’ geographical location within Hungary. We applied statistical analysis and interview techniques to unfold the role of spatiality in the conditions of access to health care. Results of statistical analysis indicate significant health inequalities in Hungary. Decreasing national mortality rates of acute myocardial infarction, has been coupled by increasing spatial inequalities within the country especially at micro-regional level. According to in-depth interviews with local health care stakeholders we defined factors that support access to health care as well as important barriers. The supporting factors are related to the improvement of availability (i.e. infrastructural developments), while geographical distance, lack of material and human resources, or low level of health literacy proved to be the most relevant barriers. Main conclusion is that barriers to accessibility and availability are not only spatial but are also based on individual stages of acute myocardial infarction care. The development of cardiac catheter centres in Hungary has improved the short-term chances of infarction survival, but long-term survival chances have worsened in recent years due to deficiencies in rehabilitation care as well as low level of health literacy.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF HEALTH LITERACY IN PREDICTING PATIENT SATISFACTION WITH HEALTH CARE

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 240
Author(s):  
Vineta Silkane ◽  
Agnese Davidsone ◽  
Linda Veliverronena
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Technical Quality ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Prevention And Health Promotion

Patient satisfaction has become one of the central indicators to measure quality of provision of health care services. However, it has been made clear in previous literature that the effectiveness and efficiency of the health care services is not directly proportional to the satisfaction level, because an array of patient’s personal, psychological, and cognitive factors such as beliefs, expectations, knowledge and others may come into play. In this current article, we report on a study aiming to examine the role of health literacy in predicting patient satisfaction with health care in Latvia. In summer-autumn 2017, data were collected from a random sample of 451 participants (44 % male) in age from 18 to 81 years. The participants filled-in the questionnaire consisting of: Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-III, Ware, Snyder, & Wright, 1976) and European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q, HLS-EU Consortium, 2012). We measured four out of the seven aspects of PSQ, namely, general satisfaction, technical quality, interpersonal aspects, and communication. HLS-EU-Q contains three subscales: health care, disease prevention, and health promotion. Study results confirm that one of the health literacy aspects - health care - was the most important predictor of all patient satisfaction aspects, while health promotion predicted technical quality.  

scholarly journals Correlates of Health Literacy Among Polish Immigrants With Chronic Health Conditions: Preliminary Results

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 233372141989477
Author(s):  
Magdalena Leszko ◽  
Celina Timoszyk-Tomczak
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Preventive Treatment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Services

The rapid increase in immigration to the United States in the past decades has resulted in an influx of individuals who have to familiarize themselves with a completely new health care system and practices, often in a new language. The purpose of this study was to assess health literacy and investigate its correlates among older U.S. Polish immigrants living in the Greater Chicago area. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 60 older adults (24 men, 36 women; mean age = 71.1 years) who completed the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy (S-TOFHLA) and a demographic survey. Scores on S-TOFHLA were lower among older and less-educated immigrants. Undocumented immigrants reported using health care services less frequently than those with legal status. These results confirm the findings of previous studies that older age and fewer years of education are associated with inadequate health literacy. Being familiar with at least the basic information about one’s condition will help patients to better understand a diagnosis, manage their symptoms, and improve any preventive treatment. The findings emphasize the importance of health education among older Polish immigrants. More research employing diverse groups of immigrants is needed to better understand the factors associated with health literacy.

scholarly journals Use of health care services in seasonal affective disorder

2002 ◽  
Vol 180 (5) ◽  
pp. 449-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Eagles ◽  
Fiona L. Howie ◽  
Isobel M. Cameron ◽  
Samantha M. Wileman ◽  
Jane E. Andrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Seasonal Affective Disorder ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviour ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Use Of Health Care

BackgroundLittle is known about the presentation and management of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in primary care.AimsTo determine the use of health care services by people suffering from SAD.MethodFollowing a screening of patients consulting in primary care, 123 were identified as suffering from SAD. Each was age— and gender-matched with two primary care consulters with minimal seasonal morbidity yielding 246 non-seasonal controls. From primary care records, health care usage over a 5-year period was established.ResultsPatients with SAD consulted in primary care significantly more often than controls and presented with a wider variety of symptoms. They received more prescriptions, under went more investigations and had more referrals to secondary care.ConclusionsPatients with SAD are heavy users of health care services. This may reflect the condition itself, its comorbidity or factors related to the personality or help-seeking behaviour of sufferers.

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