Gillian Rowlands|Anita Mehay|Sally Hampshire|Robert Phillips|Paul Williams|Anthony Mann|Andrew Steptoe|Paul Walters|André Tylee
Characteristics of people with low health literacy on coronary heart disease GP registers in South London: a cross-sectional study
London South Bank University|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina|University College London|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina|King's College London|King's College - North Carolina
h3objectiveh3 explore characteristics associated prevalence low health literacy patients recruited investigate role depression patients general practice gp coronary heart disease chd registers upbeat uk study h3designh3 crosssectional cohort health literacy measure rapid estimate health literacy medicine realm univariable analyses identified characteristics associated low health literacy compared health service use health literacy statuses variables statistically significantborderline significant difference health literacy statuses entered multivariable model h3settingh3 16 general practices south london uk h3participantsh3 inclusion patients gt18 years registered gp gp chd register exclusion patients temporarily registered h3primary outcome measureh3 realm h3resultsh3 803 upbeat cohort participants 687 8555 completed realm 106 1543 low health literacy twentyeight participants could included multivariable analysis due missing predictor variable data leaving sample 659 variables remaining final model age gender ethnicity indices multiple deprivation score years education employment body mass index alcohol intake anxiety scores hospital anxiety depression scale univariable analysis also showed people low health literacy may longer practice nurse consultations people adequate health literacy h3conclusionsh3 disadvantaged group people gp chd registers low health literacy multivariable model showed patients low health literacy significantly higher anxiety levels people adequate health literacy addition univariable analyses show patients longer consultations practice nurses collect 4year longitudinal cohort data explore impact health literacy people gp chd registers impact health literacy health service use