Literacy and its relationship with self-efficacy, trust, and participation in medical decision making.
2007; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 31 Suppl 1; Linguagem: Inglês
10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.supp.s27
AutoresDarren A. DeWalt, Regina S. Boone, Michael Pignone,
Tópico(s)Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
ResumoTo examine the relationship between literacy and trust, self-efficacy, and participation in medical decision making in adults with diabetes.A cross-sectional survey and chart review was performed. Patients' literacy was categorized as low if measured < or = 6th grade level.Two hundred sixty-eight patients participated; 53 had low literacy. No relationship was found between literacy and trust or self-efficacy. Patients with low literacy had less desire to participate in medical decision making (P<0.001) and less diabetes-related knowledge (P<0.001). Literacy was not associated with diabetes outcomes.Low literacy is associated with less desire to participate in medical decision making, but not associated with trust or self-efficacy.
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