Heather Janisse|Sylvie Naar?King|Deborah A. Ellis
Brief Report: Parent's Health Literacy among High-Risk Adolescents with Insulin Dependent Diabetes
Wayne State University|Eastern Michigan University|Wayne State University|Eastern Michigan University|Wayne State University|Eastern Michigan University
objective describe health literacy parents highrisk adolescents insulin dependent diabetes examine relation parents health literacy treatment adherence methods participants 93 adolescents poor metabolic control diagnosed insulin dependent diabetes primary caregivers results parents adequate health literacy defined stofhla better parent reading comprehension scores significantly related family structure race treatment regimen reading comprehension turn significantly predicted adherence adolescents intensive insulin regimen conventional regimens conclusions parents low health literacy may struggle help children adhere increasingly complex diabetes regimens used present families may benefit intensive diabetes education different approaches teaching diabetes management skills