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Health Literacy and Health Outcomes in Diabetes: A Systematic Review

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There is little sufficient or consistent evidence suggesting that it is independently associated with processes or outcomes of diabetes-related care, and it may be premature to routinely screen for low health literacy as a means for improving diabetes- related health-related outcomes.
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BACKGROUND Low health literacy is considered a potential barrier to improving health outcomes in people with diabetes and other chronic conditions, although the evidence has not been previously systematically reviewed.

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TL;DR: Health literacy and its association with diabetes knowledge, perceived self-efficacy and disease self-management among African Americans with diabetes mellitus was examined and diabetes knowledge level and self- efficacy were independent predictors for dietary self-care activities, while self efficacy was the sole independent predictor for foot self- care.
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TL;DR: An evaluation of available health literacy measures and guidance to practitioners and researchers for selecting the appropriate measures for use in clinical settings and research applications is provided.
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Impact of health literacy and patient trust on glycemic control in an urban USA population

TL;DR: A quantitative study that examined health literacy and patient trust as predictors of glycemic control supported promotion of the patient-provider relationship, depression screening among individuals with diabetes, and exploration of new strategies for diabetes education.
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Patient health literacy and patient-physician information exchange during a visit.

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