Ramon Edmundo D. Bautista|E. Tannahill Glen|Namrata Shetty|Peter Wludyka
The association between health literacy and outcomes of care among epilepsy patients
University of Florida Health
h2abstracth2h3purposeh3 determine association health literacy outcomes care seizure control quality life individuals epilepsy followed level four epilepsy center h3methodsh3 conducted facetoface interview patients seen comprehensive epilepsy program university florida hscjacksonville obtained demographic clinical data administered quality life epilepsy10 inventory performed liverpool seizure severity scale asked three screening questions taken short test functional literacy adults using health literacy question target variable determined predictor variables associated responses questions performed multiple linear regression determine retained significance h3resultsh3 one hundred forty adult patients epilepsy comprised study population univariate analysis patients poorly questions health literacy included difficulty reading hospital materials difficulty filling medical forms lower scores qolie10 lower annual household incomes significance maintained multivariate analysis problems learning medical condition due difficulties understanding written information poorer scores qolie10 increased seizure frequency lower educational levels univariate analysis however multivariate analysis poorer scores quality life independently significant h3conclusionh3 patients epilepsy limited health literacy necessarily poorer seizure control lower quality life scores