Rehabilitation Consumers' Use and Understanding of Quality Information: A Health Literacy Perspective

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 206-212

  Magasi, Susan ^a,b   Durkin, Elizabeth ^b   Wolf, Michael S ^c   Deutsch, Anne ^b,d  

^a NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Institute for Healthcare Studies   (United States)

^d REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative research; Quality indicators, health care; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TIME FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 60349102480     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.07.023     Document Type: Article

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