Asthma outcomes are poor among older adults with low health literacy

Journal of Asthma

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 162-167

  Federman, Alex D ^a   Wolf, Michael S ^b   Sofianou, Anastasia ^a   O'conor, Rachel ^b   Martynenko, Melissa ^a   Halm, Ethan A ^c   Leventhal, Howard ^d   Wisnivesky, Juan P ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Control; Elderly; Emergency department; Health literacy; Hospitalization; Outcomes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH LITERACY; HISPANIC; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCOME; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SPIROMETRY;

AGED; ASTHMA; CHICAGO; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH LITERACY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84894427805     PISSN: 02770903     EISSN: 15324303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02770903.2013.852202     Document Type: Article

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