Lorena T Fernández-Martínez, Arnaud Javelle, Paul A Hoskisson
Microbial Primer: Bacterial growth kinetics
Microbiology (Reading, England)
study investigated levels health literacy selfefficacy selfmanagement glycated hemoglobin hba1c levels older adults diabetes identify relationships factors descriptive study consisted 162 elderly outpatients diabetes departments endocrinology three general hospitals j province south korea data collected using structured selfreport questionnaire october 21 november 16 2019 data analyzed using spsswin version 230 health literacy positively correlated selfefficacy rs064 p0001 selfmanagement rs044 p0001 significantly negatively correlated hba1c levels rs42 p0001 selfefficacy showed significantly positive correlation selfmanagement rs065 p0001 significantly negative correlation hba1c levels rs30 p0001 moreover significant negative correlation found selfmanagement hba1c levels rs35 p0001 hence health literacy patient selfmanagement levels associated hba1c levels older adults dm health education communitydwelling older adults diabetes consider health literacy levels moreover measures improve selfmanagement abilities may needed developing educational programs older adults diabetes