Association between Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Patients with Cirrhosis.

Autor:	A., Ghorbani, I., Kareem Abed, Sh., Ghiyasvandian, M., Salami
Předmět:	HEALTH literacy PATIENT compliance SELF-evaluation SCALE analysis (Psychology) STATISTICAL correlation CIRRHOSIS of the liver RESEARCH funding CRONBACH'S alpha STATISTICAL sampling QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics ECONOMIC status RESEARCH methodology ANALYSIS of variance INTRACLASS correlation RESEARCH INFERENTIAL statistics DRUGS DATA analysis software EDUCATIONAL attainment
Zdroj:	Journal of Clinical Care & Skills; Spring2024, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p63-68, 6p
Abstrakt:	Aims Health literacy is a critical factor in achieving good health, as it plays a central role in health and healthcare. Another important factor affecting health outcomes is medication adherence, especially in patients with chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the association between health literacy and medication adherence in patients with cirrhosis. Instruments & Methods This was a descriptive study on 141 cirrhosis patients from two teaching hospitals in Iraq between December 2022 and April 2023, recruited using a convenience sampling method. Data collection was carried out using three self-report questionnaires, including demographic characteristics, the All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale, and the Adherence to Refills and Medications Scale. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 16. Findings Most patients (92.90%) exhibited non-adherence to medication, with a medication adherence score of more than 16. Additionally, 75.88% of patients demonstrated a low level of health literacy. A positive and significant correlation was observed between medication adherence and total health literacy score (r=0.358, p<0.001). Conclusion The majority of patients exhibit low health literacy and non-adherence to medications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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