Impact of Social Determinants of Health, Health Literacy, Self-perceived Risk, and Trust in the Emergency Physician on Compliance with Follow-up

Introduction: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with “low-risk” acute coronary syndrome (ACS) symptoms can be discharged with outpatient follow-up. However, follow-up compliance is low for unknown nonclinical reasons. We hypothesized that a patient’s social factors, health literac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James Sutton, Leon Gu, Deborah B. Diercks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2021-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1kh6b7xd