Background This study aims to assess the health literacy of medical patients admitted to
hospitals and examine its correlation with patients' emergency department visits, hospital …

Background In 2013 NHS England set out its strategy for the development of an emergency
and urgent care system that is more responsive to patients' needs, improves outcomes and …

Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is persistently associated with poor health and
suboptimal use of healthcare services, and more unplanned healthcare use. Suboptimal use …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

Objectives The objective was to determine whether patients with low health literacy have
higher emergency department (ED) utilization and higher ED recidivism than patients with …

Objective We sought to determine the association between low caregiver health literacy and
child emergency department (ED) use, both the number and urgency of ED visits. Methods …

Objective To conduct an integrative review of the scientific literature to explore adult patient-
reported reasons for using the emergency department (ED) non-urgently. Method A …

Background Policymakers argue that emergency department (ED) visits for conditions
preventable with high‐quality outpatient care contribute to waste in the healthcare system …

Patient-centered care and health services' co-production are the cornerstones of the health
care system of the future. These constructs rely on the reconceptualization of the patient as a …

Patient empowerment as a key component in the future of healthcare systems is the focus of
this concise in-depth analysis. It begins by defining patient empowerment as a collaborative …