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School of Nursing Climate Commitment: Nursing Faculty Bring Climate to the Classroom
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health literacy hl pivotal successful selfmanagement chronic diseases little hl information currently available ssc patients therefore present study aims evaluating hl levels italian cohort ssc patients ssc patients enrolled support italian patient associations september 2022 march 2023 health literacy characteristics derived health literacy scale european questionnaire16 hlseuq16 consisting 16 items designed fourpoint likert scale ranging difficult easy three hl levels identified inadequate hl 08 score problematic hl 912 score sufficient hl 1316 score enrolled patients n 57 mean age 59 years sd 132 mostly female 982 partnered 737 unemployed retired 679 almost half ssc patients diagnosed 10 years ago first symptoms appearing average 19 years ago sd 105 63 participants overall health literacy skills inadequate problematic especially health care disease prevention domains indeed 492 patients declared difficulty finding information treatments illnesses get professional help 421 476 found difficulty retrieving information manage mental health problems 404 declared difficulties judging whether information health risks media reliable findings show ssc patients inadequate problematic levels hl suggesting need periodic screenings uncover poor health literacy skills provide tailored understandable educational material study registered