dc.contributor.author | Dinh, Thi Thuy Ha | |
dc.contributor.author | Nguyen, Thi Nguyet | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonner, Ann | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-10-12T22:37:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-10-12T22:37:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1441-0745 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/nhs.12785 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/398291 | |
dc.description.abstract | Health literacy is multidimensional comprising functional, communicative and critical thinking dimensions. Understanding health literacy is crucial for clinicians to develop effective health education strategies. In this study, we examined the multidimensions of health literacy in people with chronic disease comorbidities. Using a cross‐sectional study 600 adults aged ≥ 18 years with a diagnosis of at least 2 of following chronic diseases (cardiovascular, chronic kidney disease or diabetes) were invited to complete the Health Literacy Questionnaire; an instrument assessing 9 distinct domains. Descriptive and parametric tests were performed to distinguish the level of health literacy between various demographic characteristics. Generalised linear models using backward modelling explored factors associated with higher health literacy. Lowest scoring domains were Healthcare provider support and Appraisal of health information. In multivariate models greater health literacy was associated with those < 65 years, having a degree or higher level of education, greater income, urban residence, being cared for by spouses/children, and having fewer comorbidity. Clinicians in primary and acute healthcare settings ought to build supportive relationships with patients and assist them with understanding and appraising health information. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Wiley | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Nursing and Health Sciences | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Nursing | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Health services and systems | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Public health | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4205 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4203 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 4206 | |
dc.subject.keywords | comorbidity | |
dc.subject.keywords | health literacy | |
dc.subject.keywords | multiple chronic disease | |
dc.subject.keywords | patient education | |
dc.title | Health literacy profiles of adults with multiple chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study using the Health Literacy Questionnaire | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dcterms.bibliographicCitation | Dinh, TTH; Nguyen, TN; Bonner, A, Health literacy profiles of adults with multiple chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study using the Health Literacy Questionnaire., Nursing and Health Sciences, 2020 | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2020-10-07 | |
dc.date.updated | 2020-10-12T22:22:17Z | |
gro.description.notepublic | This publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version. | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Bonner, Ann J. | |