Health Literacy and Health Outcomes in Diabetes: A Systematic Review
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...reviews were relied on to capture findings that appeared in the published literature before 2009.(12,13) Next, studies were selected that addressed 3 key domains: (1) tools to identify inadequate health literacy and numeracy among patients with diabetes, (2) the relationship between health literacy or numeracy and a range of diabetes-related outcomes, and (3) interventions to reduce health literacy– related differences in diabetes-related health outcomes and/or to promote positive outcomes among all patients with diabetes regardless of literacy/numeracy skills....
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...A recent review by Berkman and colleagues explored the relationship between health literacy and health outcomes in patients of all ages and was not limited to any patient groups.(4) Their findings were similar to ours, particularly on the relationship between health literacy and disease knowledge, and they reported inconsistent results regarding other outcomes that were not addressed in our review, such as healthcare utilization and costs....
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...Low health literacy is recognized as a stronger predictor of a persons’ health than age, income, employment status, education level, or race,(3) and is associated with a wide range of adverse effects on care processes and health outcomes.(4,5) Low levels of health literacy are more prevalent in minority populations, among persons for whom English is a second language, people with low levels of income and education, and people with a compromised health status and elder communities—the very same populations that carry the greatest burden of chronic conditions....
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...Numeracy skills are ability to use numeric information for tasks, such as interpreting medication dosages and food labels.(1,2) Low health literacy is recognized as a stronger predictor of a persons’ health than age, income, employment status, education level, or race,(3) and is associated with a wide range of adverse effects on care processes and health outcomes....
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...One study reported that lower health literacy was associated with retinopathy and stroke, but not with nephropathy, lower extremity amputation or ischemic heart disease.(10) The other study showed no association between health literacy and self-reported complications....
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...The relationship between health literacy and self-reported complications was explored in two studies, both adjusted for potential confounders.(10,20) One study reported that lower health literacy was associated with retinopathy and stroke, but not with nephropathy, lower extremity amputation or ischemic heart disease....
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