Rosie J Lacey|Paul Campbell|Martyn Lewis|Joanne Protheroe
The Impact of Inadequate Health Literacy in a Population with Musculoskeletal Pain
NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre|Keele University|NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre|Keele University|NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre|Keele University|NIHR Oxford Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Centre|Keele University
musculoskeletal conditions major cause ill health disability inadequate health literacy may partly explain musculoskeletal selfmanagement programs effective patients study prospectively evaluated impact patients health literacy level musculoskeletal pain physical function pf following usual primary care primary care patients n 4720 consulted musculoskeletal pain mailed baseline questionnaire responders sent 6month followup questionnaire measure health literacy used singleitem literary screener baseline outcomes pf pain intensity 6months followup analysis conducted linear regression number patients responded 1890 40 173 95 ci 15619 inadequate health literacy inadequate health literacy associated older age p lt 05 lower education mental health comorbidities p lt 001 gender p 642 6month followup stage patients inadequate health literacy lower pf mean difference 122 95 ci 167 76 higher pain intensity mean difference 1 95 ci 06 14 adjusted age gender education mental health comorbidities differences pf particularly pain scores patients inadequate adequate health literacy increased 6 months future studies develop interventions better support patients musculoskeletal pain inadequate health literacy successfully manage pain hlrp health literacy research practice 201824e214e220