The impact of health literacy and life style risk factors on health-related quality of life of Australian patients

Limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between health literacy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Australian patients from primary care. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of health literacy on HRQoL in a large sample of patients without known vascular d...

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Published in:Health and quality of life outcomes 2016-05, Vol.14 (70), p.68-68, Article 68
Main Authors: Jayasinghe, Upali W, Harris, Mark Fort, Parker, Sharon M, Litt, John, van Driel, Mieke, Mazza, Danielle, Del Mar, Chris, Lloyd, Jane, Smith, Jane, Zwar, Nicholas, Taylor, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Attitude to Health
Australia
Australians
Blood circulation disorders
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetics
Female
Health
Health aspects
Health Literacy
Health Surveys
Humans
Life Style
Male
Medicine, Preventive
Methods
Middle Aged
Patients - psychology
Preventive health services
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Risk Factors
Risk factors (Health)
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:Limited evidence exists regarding the relationship between health literacy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Australian patients from primary care. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of health literacy on HRQoL in a large sample of patients without known vascular disease or diabetes and to examine whether the difference in HRQoL between low and high health literacy groups was clinically significant. This was a cross-sectional study of baseline data from a cluster randomised trial. The study included 739 patients from 30 general practices across four Australian states conducted in 2012 and 2013 using the standard Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) version 2. SF-12 physical component score (PCS-12) and mental component score (MCS-12) are derived using the standard US algorithm. Health literacy was measured using the Health Literacy Management Scale (HeLMS). Multilevel regression analysis (patients at level 1 and general practices at level 2) was applied to relate PCS-12 and MCS-12 to patient reported life style risk behaviours including health literacy and demographic factors. Low health literacy patients were more likely to be smokers (12 % vs 6 %, P = 0.005), do insufficient physical activity (63 % vs 47 %, P 
ISSN:1477-7525
1477-7525
DOI:10.1186/s12955-016-0471-1