Martin S. Hagger|Sarah J. Hardcastle|Miao Hu|See Kwok|Jianping Lin|Hapizah Nawawi|Jing Pang|Raul D. Santos|Handrean Soran|Ta-Chen Su|Brian Tomlinson|Gerald F. Watts
Health literacy in familial hypercholesterolemia: A cross-national study
Curtin University|University of Jyväskylä|Griffith University|Curtin University|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust|University of Manchester|Beijing Anzhen Hospital|Capital Medical University|Universiti Teknologi MARA|University of Western Australia|Universidade de São Paulo|Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust|National Taiwan University Hospital|Chinese University of Hong Kong|University of Western Australia|Royal Perth Hospital
background high rates inadequate health literacy associated maladaptive health outcomes chronic disease including increased mortality morbidity rates poor treatment adherence poor health adequate health literacy may important factor effective treatment management familial hypercholesterolemia may also implicated genetic screening familial hypercholesterolemia among index cases present study examined prevalence predictors health literacy familial hypercholesterolemia patients attending clinics seven countries design crosssectional survey methods consecutive fh patients attending clinics australia brazil china hong kong malaysia taiwan uk completed measures demographic variables age gender household income highest education level brief threeitem health literacy scale results rates inadequate health literacy lowest uk 70 australia 100 hong kong 157 taiwan 180 samples higher rates brazil 220 malaysia 250 china 370 samples income independent predictor health literacy levels accounting effects age health literacy also independently related china national group membership conclusions findings indicate nontrivial levels inadequate health literacy samples familial hypercholesterolemia patients consistent previous research chronic illness inadequate health literacy related income index health disparities chinese familial hypercholesterolemia patients likely high rates inadequate health literacy independent income current findings highlight imperative education interventions targeting familial hypercholesterolemia patients inadequate health literacy