Level of Health Literacy Predict the Self-Care Activities in Middle Age with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Autor: Ratna W. Rosyida, Apri D. Sulistiyani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 28, Iss 5, Pp 488-493 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2230-8210
2230-9500
DOI: 10.4103/ijem.ijem_239_22
Popis: Introduction: Diabetes mellitus has increased over the years. Adequate self-care activities will improve outcomes optimally. Health literacy was the important factor that affected self-care activities. The prediction of health literacy to define the capability of self-care activities need to be identified. Health literacy among adults with T2DM can be the guidance of health worker to give the intervention in improving self-care activities. To examine the health literacy as a predictor of self-care activities among T2DM. A cross-sectional analytical study conducted in 101 patients in Primary Health Center with T2DM. Methods: Self-reported questionnaires were demographic and clinical characteristics questionnaire, HLS-EU-16Q and SDSCA Indonesian Version. Research was conducted after ethical clearance has been approved. Multivariate analysis with hierarchical linear regression and all the data were managed by SPSS v. 20. Results: Most of the respondents were in the middle age, female (68.3%), unemployed, secondary education-graduated (45.5%), having diabetes
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