Tailored education may reduce health literacy disparities in asthma self-management

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 980-986

  Paasche Orlow, Michael K ^a   Riekert, Kristin A ^b   Bilderback, Andrew ^b   Chanmugam, Arjun ^b   Hill, Peter ^b   Rand, Cynthia S ^b   Brancati, Fred L ^b   Krishnan, Jerry A ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Asthma; Education; Functional health literacy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; AWARENESS; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; READING; SELF CARE; TECHNIQUE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASTHMA; BALTIMORE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 26944445019     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 1073449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200409-1291OC     Document Type: Article

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