Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension

Cangussú, Luana Resende; Alho, Eduardo Antonio Sartori; Silva, Anekécia Lauro da; Fonsêca, Diogo Vilar; Lopes, Johnnatas Mikael; Barbosa, Romero Henrique de Almeida; Lopes, Matheus Rodrigues

doi:10.1016/j.dialog.2022.100036

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“…An increase in the total score indicated an increase in quality of life. Items 3,5,6,7,8,8,9,10,11,12,13 in the scale with positive meaning constitute factor one, while items 1, 2 and 4 with negative meaning constitute factor two. The sub-dimensions of the original scale changed as a result of the substitution of the items between the factors, and the questions in factor one were named 'Autonomy and perception of satisfaction' since the elderly people generally have both freedom and satisfaction with what happened in the past and look to the future with hope.…”

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“…It is defined as the knowledge, motivation and individual skills to access, understand, evaluate and apply health information to make health-related judgements and decisions in everyday life. 6 The health literacy process, starting with basic competencies, produces the knowledge and skills necessary for health care, disease prevention and health promotion in relation to the integrity of one's health. 7,8 Health literacy is recognised as a key social determinant of health due to its impact on many chronic diseases.…”

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The effect of health literacy and health empowerment on quality of life in the elderly

2023

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Background: This study was conducted to determine the effect of health literacy and health promotion on quality of life in the elderly. Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 981 elderly individuals aged 65 years and older in Turkey. 'Introductory Information Form', 'Health Literacy Scale', 'Elderly Health Empowerment Scale' and 'Quality of Life Scale for the Elderly' were used to collect data. The research data were analyzed by Structural Equation Modelling using SPSS 22.0, AMOS V 24.0, G*Power 3.1 statistical package programs.Results: Health literacy level increased health empowerment level (t = 5.929 R 2 = 0.035, P < 0.05). Health literacy level increased quality of life level (t = 13.439 R 2 = 0.156, P < 0.05). Health empowerment level was found to affect quality of life level (t = 17.746 R 2 = 0.243, P < 0.05). Health empowerment was found to have a mediating role in the effect of health literacy on quality of life (β = 0.502, 95% confidence interval (lower bound-upper bound) = 0.013-1.038). It was determined that the model created in line with the hypotheses was compatible and the model fit indices x 2 /SD = 4.919, root mean square error of approximation = 0.06, comparative fit index = 0.91, fit index = 0.95, adjusted fit index = 0.93, incremental fit index = 0.91 were within the desired limits.Conclusions: As the level of health literacy increases, so does the level of health empowerment and quality of life. As the level of health empowerment increases, so does the level of quality of life. It is recommended to design policies that will help to increase the health literacy and health empowerment levels of the elderly. Longitudinal studies on quality of life in the elderly are recommended.

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The effect of health literacy and health empowerment on quality of life in the elderly

2023

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The Rising Challenge of Poor Health Literacy of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Preliminary Data Identify Important Unmet Needs in an Italian Cohort

El Aoufy,

Melis,

Iovino

et al. 2024

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Rationale and aim: Health literacy (HL) is pivotal for the successful self-management of chronic diseases. Little HL information is currently available in SSc patients; therefore, the present study aims at evaluating the HL levels in an Italian cohort of SSc patients. Methods: SSc patients were enrolled with the support of Italian patient associations, from September 2022 to March 2023. Health literacy characteristics were derived from the Health Literacy Scale European Questionnaire-16 (HLS-EU-Q16), consisting of 16 items designed on a four-point Likert scale ranging from “very difficult” to “very easy”, and three HL levels were identified: inadequate HL (0–8 score); problematic HL (9–12 score); and sufficient HL (13–16 score). Results: Enrolled patients (n = 57, mean age = 59 years, SD = 13.2) were mostly female (98.2%), partnered (73.7%), and unemployed or retired (67.9%). Almost half of SSc patients were diagnosed more than 10 years ago, with first symptoms appearing on average 19 years ago (SD 10.5). In 63% of the participants, the overall health literacy skills were inadequate, or problematic, especially in the health care and disease prevention domains. Indeed, 49.2% of the patients declared difficulty in finding information on treatments for illnesses and where to get professional help (42.1%), 47.6% found difficulty in retrieving information on how to manage mental health problems, and 40.4% declared difficulties in judging whether the information on health risks in the media was reliable. Conclusions: Our findings show that SSc patients have inadequate or problematic levels of HL, suggesting the need for periodic screenings to uncover poor health literacy skills and to provide tailored and understandable educational material. This study was not registered.

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Low health literacy and quality of life in patients with systemic arterial hypertension

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The effect of health literacy and health empowerment on quality of life in the elderly

The effect of health literacy and health empowerment on quality of life in the elderly

The Rising Challenge of Poor Health Literacy of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: Preliminary Data Identify Important Unmet Needs in an Italian Cohort

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