ACR Meeting Abstracts
Abstract Number: 1572 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012
Leigh F. Callahan1, Victoria Hawk2, Kimberly A. Broucksou2, Betsy Hackney3, Deb MacDonald4, Lindsay Penny Prizer5, Beth L. Jonas6, Thomas K. Bauer7, Rima E. Rudd8, Cindy Brach9 and Darren Dewalt2, 1Thurston Arthritis Res Ctr, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 6Thurston Arthritis Research Ct, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 7Novant Health, Winston Salem, NC, 8Department of Society, Human Development, and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 9Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, Rockville, MD
Background/Purpose: Research supports that health disparities exist between those with limited versus adequate literacy skills. Limited health literacy is associated with medication errors, increased healthcare…