Aziz-Ur Rehman, Salman Bin Naeem, Anthony Faiola
The prevalence of low health literacy in undergraduate students in Pakistan
Health information and libraries journal
aim study investigate influence primary congenital hypothyroidism ch quality life level education socioeconomic status ses two independent study cohorts national regional collected finnish national registers patient records data social security benefits ses marital status education collected statistics finland healthrelated quality life hrqol studied regional patient cohort standardized 15d 16d instruments statistically significant differences education level marital status ses ch patients n 40 matched controls age 25 years mean 15d score statistically significantly clinically importantly lower ch patients n 29 controls 0904 vs 0953 p 0008 ch patients reported significantly lower scores across various dimensions physical mental hrqol including breathing sleeping speech excretion mental function distress vitality mean 16d score lower ch patients compared controls 0917 vs 0947 without statistical significance ses ch patients differ matched controls thus ch patients integrate well society hrqol impaired patients primary congenital hypothyroidism integrate well society current study socioeconomic marital status differ matched controls age 25 years however healthrelated quality life measured using 15d instrument impaired every fourth patient reported congenital hypothyroidism influenced everyday life