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Accompanying Patients Aged 65 or Over: How Companions' Health Literacy Affects Value Co-Creation During Medical
Ana-Belén Del Río-Lanza1, Leticia Suárez-Álvarez1, Ana Suárez-Vázquez1
1University of Oviedo16763, Spain.
Abstract:
Objectives: The recent health crisis has led to a tightening of visitor policies during medical consultations. This work studies the relationship between the companion's health literacy (functional, interactive, and critical) and the companion's co-creation of value (co-production and value in use). Methods: Six hypotheses are tested by means of a sample of companions of chronically ill patients over the age of 65, using structural equation modeling. Results: Functional literacy does not predict the co-creation of value through either of its dimensions (co-production and value in use). Interactive literacy has a positive influence on co-production and a negative influence on value in use. Critical literacy only positively influences value in use. Discussion: Merely understanding the health information is not sufficient for the companion to be recognized as a collaborator or "ally" of the doctor. It is necessary to encourage the companion's communication and critical evaluation skills.
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