Laura Yuqi Huang|Yongxing Patrick Lin|George Frederick Glass|Ee?Yuee Chan
Health literacy and patient activation among adults with chronic diseases in Singapore: A cross?sectional study
National University of Singapore|Tan Tock Seng Hospital|Tan Tock Seng Hospital|National University of Singapore|Tan Tock Seng Hospital
abstract aims increased patient activation levels improve health outcomes hence study aims examine relationships sociodemographic variables domainspecific health literacies patient activation design crosssectional design methods 200 outpatient adults chronic diseases completed survey assessed domainspecific health literacy patient activation levels univariate multivariate analysis variables conducted patient activation 95 confidence interval ci results multiple linear regression analyses observed positive linear relationship following domainspecific health literacy variablesactively manage health p lt 0001 95 ci 089229 understanding health information p 008 95 ci 028185 finding good health information p 02 95 ci 013151 patient activation sociodemographic clinical variables statistically significant increased focus healthcare professionals needed helping patients better find understand health information encouraging actively manage health elements would raise activation levels