Nan Hui Kim|Youngran Yang|Myung Ha Lee
Effects of Health Literacy and Knowledge on Diabetic Self-care in the Elderly with DM Living Alone
Jeonbuk National University|Jeonbuk National University|Jeonbuk National University
purpose aim study evaluate level selfcare adherence elderly diabetes mellitus dm lived alone investigate association health literacy diabetic knowledge selfcare adherence methods descriptive research using crosssectional approach conducted data collected using convenience sampling 201 participants aged sixtyfive years old lived alone statistical analysis conducted using independent ttest oneway anova scheffe test pearson correlation coefficient stepwise multiple regression analysis results mean scores health literacy diabetic knowledge adherence selfcare 441354 points possible 12 622255 points possible 15 58561728 points possible 112 respectively adherence selfcare showed statistical association health literacy r26 p001 diabetic knowledge r30 p001 statistically significant factors regression model monthly income diabetic knowledge exercise conclusion level selfcare adherence elderly diabetes living alone relatively low diabetic knowledge important factor improve level selfcare adherence elderly diabetes living alone