Abstract:AimThe study objective was to determine the levels of self-care (including domains of behaviour, motivation, self-efficacy) and health literacy, and study their associations amongst patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in primary care setting in Singapore.MethodA cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted in one public-sector primary care clinic. Participants aged 21 to 80 years with hypertension were recruited from the clinic CKD register with 5,500 patients. Self-care profile (including b… Show more
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