Relationship between health literacy and body mass index among Arab women with polycystic ovary syndrome

AlRuthia, Yazed; Balkhi, Bander; Alghadeer, Sultan; Mansy, Wael; Alsanawi, Hisham; AlGasem, Reem; Almutairi, Lama; Sales, Ibrahim

doi:10.1016/j.jsps.2017.04.003

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“…After controlling for confounding factors such as age, education etc., PCOS patients with higher BMI were almost 10% less likely to have good HL compared to others with lower BMI. The limitations of this study were the use of only one HL item and that the results cannot be generalized due to the study design (18).…”

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confidence: 96%

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Low health literacy and excess body weight: a systematic review

Michou

Panagiotakos

Costarelli

2018

Cent Eur J Public Health

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Objective: There is recent evidence that poor health literacy (HL) could be implicated in the aetiology of obesity and could be an important reason behind obese people's inability to encounter difficulties in overcoming obesity issues. The current study reviews the recent scientific evidence investigating the possible link between poor HL levels and excess body weight in adults and children. Methods: The authors performed a thorough systematic computer-assisted literature search from 1 January 2005 up to 31 May 2017. Only English original studies in healthy people, investigating the relationship between HL and excess body weight, were included. Results: Twenty-two studies in total were included in this literature review, 17 studies were conducted in adults and 5 in children. In 17 out of 22 studies reviewed, low HL was significantly associated with increased body mass index, overweight and obesity. In case of children and adolescents, the above association seems to be more consistent compared to adults. Conclusion: There is good evidence that low levels of HL are associated with excess body weight, particularly in children. Initiatives to improve health literacy levels could be a useful tool in the management of the obesity epidemic.

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Section: Studies In Adultsmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…In 17 out of 22 studies reviewed, low HL was significantly associated with increased body mass index, overweight and obesity (4,5,(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29)(30)(31)(32). However, quite a few studies failed to support the above finding.…”

Section: Low Health Literacy and Excess Body Weightmentioning

confidence: 98%

Low health literacy and excess body weight: a systematic review

Michou

Panagiotakos

Costarelli

2018

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…Results of this novel study showed that PCOS women are suffering from low QOL and that could be related to the worst symptoms of this syndrome that is the infertility. Previous reports have shown that a high percentage (69.8%) of women with PCOS have no children . In this study, the percentage of participants who reported not to have children was also high 44.4% (excluding unmarried women).…”

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confidence: 61%

Assessing the effectiveness of a pharmaceutical care service on the quality of life of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome living in war and non‐war countries

Alkoudsi

Alqudah

Basheti

2019

Evaluation Clinical Practice

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Rationale, aims, and objectives: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a serious health problem that affects women of all ages worldwide, including their quality of life (QOL). Interventions on lifestyle modification can be a suitable therapy. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a PCOS pharmaceutical care service on QOL for women diagnosed with PCOS living in Syria (a country affected by war) and Jordan (non-war-zone country). Methods: PCOS women from both Syria and Jordan with age above 16 years were recruited in the study. Women randomly allocated into active group received an educational intervention by the pharmacist (via oral and written educational module) with special focus on diet and exercise. Women allocated to the control group did not receive the educational intervention. Both groups were followed for 4 months. Women in both groups completed the QOL questionnaire at both baseline and end of study. Multiple-regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with change in QOL scores across the study. Results: PCOS women (n = 118) from both Syria (n = 60) and Jordan (n = 58) were recruited. Unlike control group patients, QOL was significantly improved in the active group at the end of the study for Syrian (102.75 vs 118.50, P < 0.001) and Jordanian women (95.31 vs 112.67, P < 0.001). Study group (active versus control) and difference in anxiety scores across the study were the only independent variables that showed association with the dependent variable, difference in QOL mean scores across the study period. Conclusion: A pharmacist led intervention on lifestyle modification delivered to PCOS women led to positive effects on QOL scores. The intervention was successful in Syria and Jordan. This highlights the significant role that pharmacists can play in improving the life of women with PCOS whether living in war or non-war-zone countries.

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“…In addition, the Arabic-GASS was not validated against any valid scale in Arabic mainly due to the lack of any validated self-report antipsychotic side effects scale in Arabic. Moreover, this study highlighted on the importance of health literacy in reporting drug side effects among psychiatric patients, however, the used tool was not as reliable as other health literacy screening tools such as the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults [ 48 – 50 ]. Despite these potential imperfections, it is expected that the Arabic-GASS will improve treatment outcomes for Arabic-speaking psychiatric patients by helping them to express their concerns about the side effects of antipsychotic medications.…”

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“…The Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) was used to measure comorbidities [ 47 ]. Health literacy was assessed using the Arabic version of the Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS) [ 48 – 50 ]. This tool consists of a single question that assesses the respondent’s ability to read and comprehend educational information and instructions about different medical conditions and medications without anyone’s help [ 48 ].…”

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Translation and cultural adaptation of Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-effects Scale (GASS) in Arabic

AlRuthia¹,

Alkofide²,

Alosaimi³

et al. 2018

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundIn view of a constant increase in the number of patients treated with antipsychotic medications, the problem of nonadherence to the prescribed treatment becomes particularly relevant. Since one of the major contributors to the nonadherence is the presence of side effects of the drugs being used, the availability of tools for assessment of adverse reactions is of great importance.ObjectiveThe objective of the present work was to develop an Arabic language version of the Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-effect Scale (GASS).MethodsAfter confirming the accuracy of translation, the questionnaire was given to 100 patients in two psychiatric centers in Saudi Arabia.ResultsThe Cronbach’s alpha (0.793) indicated a good reliability of the survey. The mean GASS score was 19.09, indicating absent or mild side effects of antipsychotics, but 46% of patients experienced moderate, and 25% experienced severe side effects. An analysis of the correlation between patients’ characteristics and side effects revealed the presence of a positive relationship between the side effects and health literacy.ConclusionsIt is expected that the Arabic-GASS will benefit Arabic-speaking psychiatric patients by helping them to express their concerns about side effects of antipsychotics. The collected results also document the importance of patients’ health literacy in achieving high-quality healthcare.

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Relationship between health literacy and body mass index among Arab women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Abstract: Improving the health literacy of patients with PCOS may have a positive impact on their BMI and eventually lead to favorable health outcomes.

Cited by 20 publications

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Low health literacy and excess body weight: a systematic review

Low health literacy and excess body weight: a systematic review

Assessing the effectiveness of a pharmaceutical care service on the quality of life of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome living in war and non‐war countries

Translation and cultural adaptation of Glasgow Antipsychotic Side-effects Scale (GASS) in Arabic

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