Davood RobatSarpooshi|Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh|Hadi Alizadeh Siuki|Mohammad Haddadi|Hamid Robatsarpooshi|Nooshin Peyman
&lt;p&gt;The Relationship Between Health Literacy Level and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes&lt;/p&gt;
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences|Torbat Heydarieh University of Medical Sciences|Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences|Islamic Azad University, Tehran|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
important factor controlling diabetes selfcare behaviors improving selfcare behaviors first step helping patients better control manage diseases health literacy recognized vital important indicator outcomes costs healthcare therefore effectiveness healthcare systems requires people desirable health literacy level therefore research intended study relationship health literacy levels patients diabetes selfcare behaviorsthis analytical crosssectional study conducted two months 400 patients diabetes selected using census method diabetes clinics mashhad county information collected demographic survey questionnaire health literacy questionnaire selfcare behavior questionnaire data analysis performed using spss 21 spearman correlation coefficient independent ttest anovathe total mean score selfcare 3352 sd1327 significant relationship selfcare health literacy study p 005 people higher levels selfcare literacy better selfcare behaviors also significant relationship education level monthly income selfcare behaviors health literacy p 0001patients received average score selfcare behaviors given impact health literacy patients selfcare behaviors considering inclusion educational therapeutic caregiver programs possible reduce complications patients improve quality life improving selfcare behaviors special attention also paid health literacy levels audience designing related educational programs