?rfan Esen
The relationship between health literacy and diabetic control and disease specific complications in patients with type1 DM
Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi|Sa?l?k Bilimleri Üniversitesi
objectivethe aim study investigate relationship health literacy diabetic control diabetic complications patients type1 diabetes mellitus dm methodsthis descriptive studya total 106 patients type 1 dm 18 65 years age could speak understand turkish cognitive disease included studythe turkish version european health literacy survey questionnaire hlseuq47 used assess health literacythe retinopathy status levels hemoglobin a1c fasting blood sugar urine albumin patients obtained hospital filesresults overall health literacy inadequate 104 problematic 547 adequate 208 excellent 142 participantsretinopathy found statistically significantly higher problematicinadequate group adequateexcellent group overall health literacy evaluation 246 54 respectivelythere significant difference frequency neuropathy nephropathy cardiovascular disease health literacy groups conclusionthe present study demonstrated low health literacy patients type 1 dm associated increased retinopathyphysicians keep positive effects education mind order better control disease prevent complications