Communicative and critical health literacy, and self-management behaviors in end-stage renal disease patients with diabetes on hemodialysis

Abstract Objective Health Literacy (HL) has been linked to disease self-management and various health outcomes, and can be separated into components of functional, communicative and critical skills. The high comorbidity between diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) poses concerns for compromis...

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Published in:Patient education and counseling 2013-05, Vol.91 (2), p.221-227
Main Authors: Lai, Alden Yuanhong, Ishikawa, Hirono, Kiuchi, Takahiro, Mooppil, Nandakumar, Griva, Konstadina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Diabetics
ESRD
Female
Health Behavior
Health communication
Health education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Humans
Internal Medicine
Kidney diseases
Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing
Patient Education as Topic
Physician-Patient Relations
Renal Dialysis
Self Care
Self-management
Selfmanagement
Selfreport
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Summary:Abstract Objective Health Literacy (HL) has been linked to disease self-management and various health outcomes, and can be separated into components of functional, communicative and critical skills. The high comorbidity between diabetes and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) poses concerns for compromised disease self-management. This study aimed to identify the relationships between HL and self-management behaviors in end-stage renal disease patients with diabetes. Methods Self-report questionnaires measuring HL and self-management with the Functional, Communicative and Critical HL scale and Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities, respectively, were implemented with a sample of 63 patients. Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics were obtained from medical records. Results Self-management in diabetes was associated with communicative and critical HL, but not functional HL. Educational attainment was associated only with functional HL. No relationship between HL and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c ) was identified. Conclusion Communicative and critical HL skills are associated with self-management in ESRD patients with diabetes. Education levels are not related to self-management. Practice implications Healthcare professionals and health information aiming to improve self-management in ESRD patients with diabetes should consider their capacities of communicative and critical HL instead of solely assessing functional HL.
ISSN:0738-3991
1873-5134
DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2012.12.018