Levels and correlates of patient activation in health center settings: Building strategies for improving health outcomes

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 796-808

  Lubetkin, Erica I ^a   Lu, Wei Hsin ^a   Gold, Marthe R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health literacy; Patient activation; Patientcentered medical homes; Primary care; Self management

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955953342     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.0.0350     Document Type: Article

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