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Health literacy and patient activation among adults with chronic diseases in Singapore: A cross-sectional study.
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- Unravelling the role of health literacy among individuals with multimorbidity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
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- The relationship between patient activation levels and health literacy levels of hypertension patients in a family health centre in Turkey.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Conceptualisation of critical health literacy-insights from Western and East Asian perspectives: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of HealthHub app utilization among community-dwelling adults in Singapore.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevention and Management of Multimorbidity in Southeast Asia: A Narrative Review.Public health challenges · 2024Review
- Assessment Tools for Measuring Health Literacy and Digital Health Literacy in a Hospital Setting: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring factors influencing patient activation in Saudi rheumatoid arthritis patients: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey-Results from the COPARA study.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2023Article
- The role of patient activation in self-care behaviours of Korean older adults with heart failure.Nursing open · 2023Article
- The Patient Activation Measure in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Cross-Sectional Interview-Based Survey.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Health literacy and patient activation among adults with chronic diseases in Singapore: A cross-sectional study.Nursing open · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimsIncreased patient activation levels can improve health outcomes. Hence, this study aims to examine the relationships between sociodemographic variables and domain-specific health literacies with patient activation.
designA cross-sectional design.
methods200 outpatient adults with chronic diseases completed a survey that assessed their domain-specific health literacy and patient activation levels. Univariate and multivariate analysis of the variables were conducted on patient activation with 95% confidence interval (CI).
resultsMultiple linear regression analyses observed a positive linear relationship between the following domain-specific health literacy variables-"actively manage my health" (p < .0001, 95% CI: 0.89-2.29), "understanding health information" (p = .008, 95% CI: 0.28-1.85), and "finding good health information" (p = .02, 95% CI 0.13-1.51) with patient activation. The other sociodemographic and clinical variables were not statistically significant. Increased focus from healthcare professionals is needed on helping patients better find and understand health information and encouraging them to actively manage their health; elements which would raise their activation levels.
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