ArticleSaudi medical journal2019
The association of health literacy with glycemic control in Saudi patients with type 2 diabetes.
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- Effects of health literacy on type 2 diabetic patients' glycemic control, self-management, and quality of life.Saudi medical journal · 2022Article
- Gender differences in factors associated with the health literacy of hospitalized older patients with chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Factors affecting the health literacy status of patients with type 2 diabetes through demographic variables: A cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
- Association of Health Literacy and Nutritional Status Assessment with Glycemic Control in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Association of Disease Knowledge and Medication Adherence Among Out-Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Khobar, Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo identify the prevalence of health literacy among adult Saudi with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and determine the clinical factors that are associated with health literacy scores including glycemic control.
methodA cross-sectional study that included 249 adult Saudi patients with T2DM (99 males and 150 females) who visited the Diabetes Clinic of the Endocrine Center at King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between September 2017 and January 2018. The short test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (Arabic version) was used to classify patients into 3 levels of functional health literacy: inadequate, marginal, and adequate. Demographic characteristics were noted and glycosylated hemoglobin was assessed routinely. Regression analysis was carried out to determine whether health literacy is associated with glycemic control.
resultsMajority of the participants had adequate literacy rate (68.7%). The adequate group is significantly younger (48.4±12.8) than the marginal (54.2±13.3) and inadequate group (54.1±9.1). Females in the adequate group were significantly lesser (54.6%) than the marginal (66.7%) and inadequate (81.8%) groups. Being female has a lesser odds of having an adequate health literacy level (odds ratio [OR] -1.24, confidence interval [CI] -1.97-0.50; p=0.001). Body mass index was positively associated with adequate health literacy level, but the significance was modest (OR 0.04; CI 0.003-0.09; p=0.045).
conclusionHealth literacy is high among Saudi T2DM patients and is not associated with glycemic control.
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