Health Literacy in Adults with Chronic Diseases in the Context of Community Health Nursing: A Scoping Review

Health literacy was identified as a main determinant in self-care of chronic diseases. This results in responsibilities for health professionals for daily practice. For primary care setting, special requirements arise due to the heterogeneity of communities. The objective of this scoping review was...

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Published in:Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) Italy), 2023-05, Vol.13 (2), p.823-834
Main Authors: Nock, Annike Morgane, Metzing, Sabine, Jürgensen, Ivonne-Nadine, Petersen-Ewert, Corinna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Care and treatment
chronic disease
Chronic diseases
Chronic illnesses
Communication
community health nursing
Consumers
Decision making
Disease
Empowerment
Health care policy
Health education
Health literacy
health literacy strategies
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Nurse practitioners
Nurses
Nursing
Pandemics
Primary care
primary healthcare
Professionals
Review
Self-care, Health
Systematic review
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Summary:Health literacy was identified as a main determinant in self-care of chronic diseases. This results in responsibilities for health professionals for daily practice. For primary care setting, special requirements arise due to the heterogeneity of communities. The objective of this scoping review was to explore and map the scope of the research material on strategies led by community health nurses to improve health literacy in (patients with) chronic diseases. This review aimed to identify gaps in the literature and existing approaches on promoting health literacy by community nurse practitioners. The following criteria were included for the research: Adults with chronic diseases, health literacy, community health nursing and primary healthcare. All types of searches for studies from 1970 to present were carried out in electronic databases and in a Google and a Google Scholar search. The search procedure is presented in a flow chart. From all reviewed studies, nine records were included in the review. Findings with regard to the increase in health literacy in self-management of chronically ill patients were identified. Studies focusing on specific demands with regard to the role of community health nurses need to be carried out in depth.
ISSN:2039-4403
2039-439X
2039-4403
DOI:10.3390/nursrep13020072