Fung Kuen Koo, Rebecca Chen, Judith Fethney, Jay Balante, Grace Wong
Evaluating pre-and post-oral health literacy of undergraduate nursing students on an oral-systemic health learning intervention
Journal of dental education
aim investigate relationship health literacy hl selfefficacy se achievement treatment goals patients type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm method crosssectional study conducted random sample patients t2dm attending diabetology clinic home care department general hospital drama greece completed two questionnaires short form european health literacy survey questionnaire hlseuq16 measure hl diabetes management selfefficacy scale dmses people t2dm measure se medical history demographic characteristics values related glycemic control also recorded linear regression analysis used search dependence glycosylated hemoglobin a1c values hl se dependence result 120 patients t2dm response rate 923 enrolled study mean age participants 625 years standard deviation sd 106 years female 533 a1c found significantly negatively associated diet physical activity se score also statistically significant positive correlation found hl se hl correlated age gender education level a1c women older people lower hl conversely higher education level significantly associated higher hl higher a1c significantly associated lower hl also se partially mediates relationship hl a1c significant way conclusion results study confirm important role hl se successful management t2dm multilevel educational interventions diabetic patients could improve hl se promote diabetes selfmanagement