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Diabetes self-management in patients with low health literacy: Ordering findings from literature in a health literacy framework.
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PMID:  22196986     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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OBJECTIVE: To review studies on the association between health literacy (HL), diabetes self-management and possible mediating variables. METHODS: We systematically searched for empirical studies in PubMed. Findings were ordered by a HL framework that outlines routes between HL, sociocognitive determinants and health actions. RESULTS: Of the 11 relevant studies, three reported a significant positive association between HL and specific diabetes self-management domains. Ten studies investigated the association between HL and knowledge (n=8), beliefs (n=2), self-efficacy (n=3) and/or social support (n=1). Significant associations were found between HL and knowledge (n=6), self-efficacy (n=1) and social support (n=1). Of the three studies evaluating the effect of these sociocognitive variables on diabetes self-management, only one found proof for a mediating variable (social support) in the pathway between HL and self-management. CONCLUSION: There is only limited evidence for a significant association between HL and diabetes self-management, and for the mediating role of sociocognitive variables in this pathway. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Longitudinal studies, including HL, diabetes self-management and potential mediators, are needed to substantiate possible associations between these variables. Such research is essential to enable evidence-based development of interventions to increase adequate and sustainable self-management in diabetic patients with low HL.
Authors:
Mirjam P Fransen; Christian von Wagner; Marie-Louise Essink-Bot
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-12-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Patient education and counseling     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1873-5134     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-12-26     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406280     Medline TA:  Patient Educ Couns     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Amsterdam Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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