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Consequences of Low Health Literacy
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Increased hospital admissions and readmissions
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Less responsive to public health initiatives
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Less participation in preventive activities
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Higher prevalence of risk factors
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Poorer self-management of chronic conditions
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Lower functional status
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Poorer disease outcomes and Increased mortality
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Increased costs
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Health inequalities
Baker
et al
. 1998, 2002, Gazmararian
et al.
2003, Murray
et al.
2004, Weiss
et al
. 2005,
Waite
et al
. 2008, Young
et al
. 2008, Mitchell
et al
. 2012, Bostock and Steptoe, 2012