Health literacy as a predictor of emergency department visits and self-rated health among Chinese immigrants: findings from an Australian survey.

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Our objectives were to examine health literacy among first-generation Chinese immigrants living in Australia, identifying health literacy domains associated with emergency department (ED) visits and self-rated health (SRH).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Patient Educ Couns

Title: Patient education and counseling

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1873-5134

ISSN (Print): 0738-3991

Publication date (Electronic): November 2020

Volume: 103

Issue: 11

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[1 ] Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery / Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia. Electronic address: lzha4590@uni.sydney.edu.au.

[2 ] The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.

[3 ] Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery / Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK.

[4 ] Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery / Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia; The Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia.

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Publisher Item ID: S0738-3991(20)30204-4

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.04.017

PubMed ID: 32456982

SO-VID: 5bc54a19-4db1-487f-a405-fced16c7bd44

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Keywords: ethnic minority,immigrant populations,emergency department,Keywords:health literacy,visits,self-rated health

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Keywords: ethnic minority, immigrant populations, emergency department, Keywords:health literacy, visits, self-rated health

Health literacy as a predictor of emergency department visits and self-rated health among Chinese immigrants: findings from an Australian survey.

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