Luís Puente?Maestu|Myriam Calle|Juan Luis Rodríguez-Hermosa|Anna Campuzano|Javier de Miguel-D??ez|José Luis Álvarez-Sala|Luís Puente?Maestu|Maria Joselín Pérez-Gutiérrez|Shoou Yih D. Lee
Health literacy and health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón|Hospital Clínico San Carlos|Universidad Complutense de Madrid|Hospital Clínico San Carlos|Universidad Complutense de Madrid|Ferrer Grupo (Spain)|Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón|Hospital Clínico San Carlos|Universidad Complutense de Madrid|Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón|Ferrer Grupo (Spain)|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
little information worldwide impact health literacy hl clinical outcomes copd aim quantify inadequate hl spain measured short assessment health literacy spanish adults questionnaire examine associations hl copd outcomes health status296 copd patients 68sd 9 years fev1predicted 53sd 18 enrolled followedup one year 59 showed inadequate hlindividuals inadequate hl older 70sd 9 vs 65sd 8 years p 0001 less knowledge disease measured low hlcopd questionnaire 69sd 23 vs 75sd 19 p 0001 lung function different reported significant differences mmrc 16sd 1 vs 14sd 1 p 0001 cat 192sd 81 vs 183sd 75 p 0049 eq5 31sd 22 vs 23sd 19 p 000 inadequate hl also higher risk 2 comorbidities 187 95ci 114308 need assistance 25 95ci 1542 anxietydepression 19 95ci 1230 admissions visits emergency department 170 95ci 1127 allcause deaths following year 38 se 11 vs 0 p 0051inadequate hl prevalent among copd patients related health status relevant clinical outcomes disease hl needs considered planning care copd patients