ArticleSaudi medical journal2022
Effects of health literacy on type 2 diabetic patients' glycemic control, self-management, and quality of life.
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Abstract
objectivesTo examine the pathway in which health literacy affects diabetic patients' quality of life (QoL) with self-care management skills and glycemic control levels (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c]) mediating the relationship.
methodsA cross-sectional study carried out between April 2019 and September 2019. A convenience sample of participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited from 3 primary healthcare centers, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using structured interviews and HbA1c levels were collected from medical files. Structural equation modeling was also used.
resultsAmong the 256 participants, 27.3% had a marginal level of health literacy and 35.5% had an inadequate level of health literacy. Health literacy positively affects self-care management, glycemic control (HbA1c), and QoL directly and indirectly. Self-care management partially mediates this relationship.
conclusionHealthcare providers need to assess health literacy and develop interventions that enhance diabetic patients' health literacy because it influences self-care management skills, glycemic control, and patients' QoL. Health literacy should be considered as a key for health education and healthcare encounter to improve health outcomes.
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