Andrew M. Briggs|Joanne E Jordan|Peter O’Sullivan|Rachelle Buchbinder|Angus Burnett|Richard H. Osborne|Leon Straker
Individuals with chronic low back pain have greater difficulty in engaging in positive lifestyle behaviours than those without back pain: An assessment of health literacy
Curtin University|Curtin University|Curtin University|Cabrini Hospital|Monash University|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Deakin University|Curtin University
despite large volume research dedicated understanding chronic low back pain clbp patient outcomes remain modest healthcare costs continue rise creating major public health burden health literacy ability seek understand utilise health information identified important factor course chronic conditions may important aetiology clbp many currently available health literacy measurement tools limited since measure narrow aspects health literacy health literacy measurement scale helms developed recently measure broader elements health literacy aim study measure broad elements health literacy among individuals clbp without lbp using helms thirtysix communitydwelling adults clbp 44 history lbp responded helms individuals recruited part larger communitybased spinal health study western australia scores eight domains helms well individual item responses compared groups helms scores similar individuals without clbp seven eight health literacy domains p 005 however compared individuals history lbp clbp significantly lower score domain patient attitudes towards health mean difference 95 ci 046 011082 significantly lower scores individual items within domain p 005 moderate effect sizes ranged 047065 although differences identified helms scores groups seven health literacy domains adults clbp reported greater difficulty engaging general positive health behaviours aspect health literacy suggests selfmanagement support initiatives may benefit individuals clbp