Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina
Health literacy (HL) is a measure of a patient ability to read, understand and to take decisions on medical instructions. Patients with inadequate HL have poorer health outcomes than those with adequate HL. There is little information on HL levels in diabetic patients in Argentina. The aim of this s...
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paper:paper_00257680_v77_n3_p167_ArizaBolivar2023-06-08T14:53:41Z Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina Diabetes Glycated hemoglobin Health literacy hemoglobin A1c adult Argentina Article controlled study diabetes control diabetes mellitus female glycemic control health literacy human major clinical study male outpatient department university hospital comprehension cross-sectional study education educational status health literacy hyperglycemia middle aged non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patient education procedures statistics and numerical data Argentina Comprehension Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Educational Measurement Educational Status Female Health Literacy Humans Hyperglycemia Male Middle Aged Patient Education as Topic Health literacy (HL) is a measure of a patient ability to read, understand and to take decisions on medical instructions. Patients with inadequate HL have poorer health outcomes than those with adequate HL. There is little information on HL levels in diabetic patients in Argentina. The aim of this study was to explore the association between HL and glycemic control in diabetic patients from a university hospital in Argentina. HL was assessed with the Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish-speaking Adults (SAHLSA), glycemic control through glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c); 156 patients (58% women) took part in the study. Average SAHLSA score was 35 (range: 11-50). Patients with inadequate values of HL had HbA1c of 8.15% vs. 7.15% among those with adequate HL (p = 0.0001). The multiple linear regression shows that inadequate HL was significantly associated with poorer glycemic control (β = -0.05 IC 95% -0.07; -0.02, p > 0.001). Efforts should focus on developing interventions to improve glycemic control among patients with inadequate HL. © 2017, Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas. All rights reserved. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00257680_v77_n3_p167_ArizaBolivar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00257680_v77_n3_p167_ArizaBolivar |
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Diabetes Glycated hemoglobin Health literacy hemoglobin A1c adult Argentina Article controlled study diabetes control diabetes mellitus female glycemic control health literacy human major clinical study male outpatient department university hospital comprehension cross-sectional study education educational status health literacy hyperglycemia middle aged non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patient education procedures statistics and numerical data Argentina Comprehension Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Educational Measurement Educational Status Female Health Literacy Humans Hyperglycemia Male Middle Aged Patient Education as Topic |
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Diabetes Glycated hemoglobin Health literacy hemoglobin A1c adult Argentina Article controlled study diabetes control diabetes mellitus female glycemic control health literacy human major clinical study male outpatient department university hospital comprehension cross-sectional study education educational status health literacy hyperglycemia middle aged non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patient education procedures statistics and numerical data Argentina Comprehension Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Educational Measurement Educational Status Female Health Literacy Humans Hyperglycemia Male Middle Aged Patient Education as Topic Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina |
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Diabetes Glycated hemoglobin Health literacy hemoglobin A1c adult Argentina Article controlled study diabetes control diabetes mellitus female glycemic control health literacy human major clinical study male outpatient department university hospital comprehension cross-sectional study education educational status health literacy hyperglycemia middle aged non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus patient education procedures statistics and numerical data Argentina Comprehension Cross-Sectional Studies Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Educational Measurement Educational Status Female Health Literacy Humans Hyperglycemia Male Middle Aged Patient Education as Topic |
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Health literacy (HL) is a measure of a patient ability to read, understand and to take decisions on medical instructions. Patients with inadequate HL have poorer health outcomes than those with adequate HL. There is little information on HL levels in diabetic patients in Argentina. The aim of this study was to explore the association between HL and glycemic control in diabetic patients from a university hospital in Argentina. HL was assessed with the Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish-speaking Adults (SAHLSA), glycemic control through glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c); 156 patients (58% women) took part in the study. Average SAHLSA score was 35 (range: 11-50). Patients with inadequate values of HL had HbA1c of 8.15% vs. 7.15% among those with adequate HL (p = 0.0001). The multiple linear regression shows that inadequate HL was significantly associated with poorer glycemic control (β = -0.05 IC 95% -0.07; -0.02, p > 0.001). Efforts should focus on developing interventions to improve glycemic control among patients with inadequate HL. © 2017, Instituto de Investigaciones Medicas. All rights reserved. |
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Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina |
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Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina |
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Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina |
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Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina |
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Health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in Argentina |
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health literacy and diabetes control in patients attending a university outpatient clinic in argentina |
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2017 |
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