Relationship of health literacy with utilization of health-care services in a general Japanese population.

ABSTRACT: Many studies have explored the association between health literacy and health-care utilization; however, the majority assessed functional health literacy in terms of basic skills. Japan's health-care and medical examination system in workplaces is different from that of other major countries. This study examined the relationship of health literacy with health-care use (emergency visit, hospitalization, dental checkup, and health checkup or cancer screening); it focused on differences by occupation and health-care service utilization among general Japanese using the communicative and critical health literacy scale. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study of 1002 Japanese residents. Through a questionnaire, we investigated socioeconomic status, health status, health-care use, and

SUBMITTER: Goto E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377410 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature