Karen K. Wong|Alexandra Velásquez|Neil R. Powe|Delphine S. Tuot
Association between health literacy and self-care behaviors among patients with chronic kidney disease
Touro University California|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco|University of California, San Francisco
explored association health literacy selfcare behaviors among lowincome patients chronic kidney disease ckd used baseline data kidney awareness registry education trial n 137 patients ckd multivariable logistic regressions crosssectionally examine association health literacy defined validated questionnaire healthy behaviors study participants mean age 55 years racially diverse 6 white 36 hispanic 43 black 15 asian 26 low health literacy onethird 38 hypertension 51 diabetes 67 ckd stage 3 4 compared individuals adequate health literacy low health literacy nonstatistically significant higher tobacco use adjusted odds ratio aor 233 95 ci 090606 lower consumption sugary beverages aor 050 020123 statistically significant decreased fast food intake aor 038 016093 health literacy associated differences medication adherence 084 038189 physical activity aor 239 0541053 health literacy uniformly associated selfcare behaviors important ckd management nuanced understanding association health literacy selfcare may necessary promote participation behaviors known slow ckd progression