Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Education and Health Promotion, School of Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
3 Health Promotion Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Health literacy (HL) is the ability of a person to acquire the process, understand the
necessary health information, and make the health services needed for conscious health decisions.
Besides, diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder that affects patients’ quantity and quality
of life. This study focused on determining the factors that affect the HL status of patients with type 2
diabetes (T2D) through the role of the demographic variables.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This descriptive‑analytical research survey recruited a sample
based on 280 patients with T2D at the Diabetes Research Center of Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital
in Kermanshah in 2020. This study selected patients with T2D using a simple random sampling
technique. The study applied the demographic information questionnaire and the Functional,
Communicative, and Critical HL Scale to collect data from patients with T2D. This study used the
SPSS version 23 on the received data sets to perform statistical analysis, including t‑test, analysis
of the variance, and multiple regression, to predict the factors affecting HL among diabetes patients.
RESULTS: The study results showed that the mean age of the participating patients with T2D was
55.80 ± 13.04. The results indicated the mean score and standard deviation of total HL score in patients
with T2D 2.70 ± 0.44. The findings specified a statistically significant relationship between HL, gender,
education, occupation, income, and place of residence. Results indicated that β‑coefficients of the
multiple regression analysis and the income variable (β = 0.170), age (β = 0.176), and employment
variable (β = 0.157). These are the most predictive of the HL of patients with T2D.
CONCLUSION: The results of this study specified that the HL rate of individuals with diabetes type 2
is average. The potential communicative and critical HL influence is essential for communication and
education for diabetes patients in the primary health‑care system settings. The findings indicate that
communicative and critical HL related to patients’ management and functional HL looks passable
in this study.
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