The Association of Health Literacy Level with Self-Care Behaviors and Glycemic Control in a Low Education Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran.

diabetes mellitus health literacy hemoglobin A1c protein self-care

Journal

Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy
ISSN: 1178-7007
Titre abrégé: Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101515585

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
received: 12 03 2020
accepted: 24 04 2020
entrez: 18 6 2020
pubmed: 18 6 2020
medline: 18 6 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Promoting Health Literacy (HL) can be a priority in strategic healthcare planning of the countries. Low HL is prevalent in some societies which make barriers to successful self-care of diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the association of HL with self-care behaviors and glycemic control in a low education population with type 2 diabetes mellitus. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Sarab city, Iran. The 192 participants were patients diagnosed as type 2 diabetes and with low level of education. Convenient sampling method was applied and the participants were chosen by their medical records in health-care centers. To collect data a valid and reliable tool was used based on HL dimensions and self-care behaviors. Using hierarchical logistic regression, the possible association of variables with self-care behaviors and glycemic control was assessed. The mean age of study participants was 58.12 (±11.83) years. A 28.8% of the variation in the self-care behaviors is explained by the HL and the demographic variables (R= 0.288%; p-value<0.05). Furthermore, decision-making was the strongest predictor of self-care behaviors (β= 0.451). Approximately 80% of the variation in the HbA1c is explained by the HL, self-care behaviors, and the demographic variables (R= 0.804%; p-value<0.05). This study revealed that the HL dimensions predicted approximately one-fourth of self-care behaviors and the self-care behaviors and HL dimensions about eight-tenths of HbA1c in this population. These findings call for the need for interventional programs on HL to improve the self-care behaviors and HbA1c control.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32547130
doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S253607
pii: 253607
pmc: PMC7245439
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1685-1693

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Maleki Chollou et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Auteurs

Khalil Maleki Chollou (K)

Department of Nursing, Sarab Faculty of Medical Sciences, Sarab, Iran.

Saber Gaffari-Fam (S)

School of Nursing of Miandoab City, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

Towhid Babazadeh (T)

Department of Public Health, Sarab Faculty of Medical Sciences, Sarab, Iran.

Amin Daemi (A)

Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Ali Bahadori (A)

Food and Drug Safety Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Science, Tabriz, Iran.

Sohrab Heidari (S)

School of Nursing of Miandoab City, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.

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