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Published in: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders 1/2023

13-01-2023 | Research article

Health literacy and self-efficacy of the elderly with diabetes

Authors: Abdollah Goli Roshan, Seyedeh Navabeh Hosseinkhani, Reza Norouzadeh

Published in: Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Aim

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and self-efficacy in the elderly with diabetes.

Method

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 375 diabetic elderly members from a diabetes association, in Iran. Self-efficacy and health literacy questionnaires were used. The Pearson test was used to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and health literacy and linear regression was used to predict self-efficacy by health literacy.

Results

Elderly men and women with diabetes showed a significant difference in terms of health literacy (P = 0.003). People over the age of 70 had a lower level of literacy (P < 0.05). The highest and lowest self-efficacy in the elderly patients were related to taking medications (89.75 ± 17.56) and physical activity (71.38 ± 24.40), respectively. The results of stepwise linear regression showed that health literacy is a predictor of self-efficacy in the diabetic elderly (r2 = 0.55, P < 0.001).

Conclusion

Health literacy is directly related to self-efficacy in older people with diabetes.
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Metadata
Title
Health literacy and self-efficacy of the elderly with diabetes
Authors
Abdollah Goli Roshan
Seyedeh Navabeh Hosseinkhani
Reza Norouzadeh
Publication date
13-01-2023
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 2251-6581
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-023-01181-w

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