Semra GÜNDO?DU|Asl? Kilavuz
Factors Associated with Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden, and the Relationship Between Health Literacy and Diabetes Burden in Elderly Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Akdeniz University|Ege University
aim study aims investigate factors associated health literacy diabetes burden relationship health literacy diabetes burden elderly patients type 2 diabetes mellitusx0d x0d materials methods descriptive study included 124 elderly patients type 2 diabetes mellitus applied endocrinology metabolic diseases outpatient clinic university hospital january 2019 june 2019 patients met inclusion criteria sociodemographic characteristics health information form health literacy scale elderly diabetes burden scale used research tools studyx0d x0d results 54 participants women 766 aged 6574 statistically significant difference found total health literacy scores patients terms educational level health status income status presence chronic complications presence retinopathy nephropathy statistically significant difference also found total scores elderly diabetes burden scale terms gender educational level health status presence chronic diseases duration diabetes types diabetes treatment presence chronic complications presence retinopathy nephropathy neuropathy coronary artery disease according spearmans correlation coefficient analysis moderate negative correlation found patients health literacy total score elderly diabetes burden scale total scorex0d x0d conclusion study determined burden diabetes decreased health literacy increased health professionals focus improving health literacy elderly diabetic patients lead comfortable life increase ability cope adapt disease reduce burden diabetes