Patient Activation and Health Literacy as Predictors of Health Information Use in a General Sample of Dutch Health Care Consumers
Patient Activation and Health Literacy as Predictors of Health Information Use in a General Sample of Dutch Health Care Consumers
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DOI：
10.1080/10810730.2013.837561
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Rademakers, Jany
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作者：
Nijman, Jessica;Hendriks, Michelle;Rademakers, Jany
在以需求为导向的卫生保健系统中，消费者被期望通过利用健康信息在卫生保健决策中发挥知情的、积极的作用。寻求和使用这些信息的能力取决于特定的知识，技能和自信。在这项研究中，作者验证了一种翻译工具，用于在荷兰医疗保健消费者的一般样本中测量患者激活（荷兰PAM-13）。此外，作者还研究了荷兰患者激活和功能性健康素养对寻求和使用健康信息的相对贡献。在荷兰样本中，年轻的医疗保健消费者和受过高等教育、收入较高、自我报告的一般和心理健康状况较好的人的平均患者激活评分较高。更活跃的消费者更有可能寻求和使用健康信息。病人激活被证明是一个更强的预测寻求和使用健康信息比功能性健康素养。
In demand-led health care systems, consumers are expected to play an informed, active role in health care decisions by making use of health information. The ability to seek and use this information depends on specific knowledge, skills, and self-confidence. In this study, the authors validated a translated instrument to measure patient activation (Dutch PAM-13) in a general sample of Dutch health care consumers. Furthermore, the authors examined the relative contribution of patient activation and functional health literacy to the seeking and use of health information in The Netherlands. The mean patient activation score in the Dutch sample was higher for younger health care consumers and for those with a higher education, higher income, and better self-reported general and mental health status. More activated consumers were more likely to seek and use health information. Patient activation proved to be a stronger predictor for seeking and using health information than functional health literacy.