The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Quality of Life, Attitudes and Perceptions of Covid-19 and Vaccination Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases.
Clin Nurs Res
; 31(6): 981-990, 2022 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1817039
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to evaluate health literacy in patients (n=395) with systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) and analyze their relationships with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), attitudes and beliefs about Covid-19 and vaccination, and perceptions of changes in medical care during the pandemic. This study was cross-sectional and the majority (81%) of particpants resided in Spain. An anonymous online survey was distributed to an online SAD association. Health literacy was measured using the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) and the SF-36 tool was used to assess HRQoL. More than half of patients (57.7%) have inadequate health literacy and the mean health literacy level was 9.63(5.66). Patients with inadequate health literacy levels presented the lowest HRQoL scores in all SF-36 domains (p < .001). Health literacy scores were positively correlated with all SF-36 domains (p < .001). The reservations to get vaccinated against Covid-19 were linked to health literacy level (p = 0.024). There are high levels of inadequate health literacy among patients with SAD and it is associated with worse HRQoL and risk attitudes about Covid-19 vaccination and medical care during the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autoimmune Diseases
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Health Literacy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Nurs Res
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
10547738221090558
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