Sujay Kumar Bhunia, Sananda Dey, Amitava Pal, Biplab Giri
Evaluation of socio-demographic profile and basic risk factors of tuberculosis patients in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India: a hospital-based study
African health sciences
present level health literacy social support care ability dementia caregivers high therefore purpose study construct structural equation model explore relationship health literacy social support care ability dementia caregivers hoped study provide theoretical basis future intervention recruited 225 dementia patients caregivers august 2018 june 2019 department geriatrics neurology issued health literacy questionnaire social support scale care ability questionnaire statistical analyses performed using spss 190 spss amos 230 mean scores health literacy social support care ability 1393418 3464642 4444931 respectively health literacy directly related social support path coefficient 0454 social support directly related care ability path coefficient 0293 furthermore health literacy directly related care ability path coefficient 0561 health literacy indirect associations care ability via social support path coefficient 0133 study showed improving health literacy caregivers effectively improved care ability social support important link health literacy care ability medical staff family members provide appropriate health education social support according characteristics caregivers improve care ability caregivers improve quality life patients delay disease process