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Effects of health literacy on type 2 diabetic patients’ glycemic control, self-management, and quality of life

Bushra A. ALSharit and Eman A. Alhalal
Saudi Medical Journal May 2022, 43 (5) 465-472; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20210917

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  • Table 1

    - Demographic characteristics of the participants (N=256).

    Characteristicsn (%)
    Age (years)
    >6531 (12.1)
    41-65184 (71.9)
    25-4040 (15.6)
    <251 (0.4)
    Gender
    Male63 (24.6)
    Female193 (75.4)
    Marital status
    Divorced14 (5.5)
    Married195 (76.2)
    Single10 (3.9)
    Widowed37 (14.5)
    Education
    Uneducated73 (28.5)
    Primary32 (12.5)
    Intermediate23 (9.0)
    Secondary59 (23.0)
    Diploma30 (11.7)
    Bachelor’s degree39 (15.2)
    Occupation
    Unemployed151 (59.0)
    Employed91 (35.5)
    Retired14 (5.5)
    Housing
    Rented flat30 (11.7)
    Owned flat11 (4.3)
    Traditional house115 (44.9)
    Villa100 (39.1)
    Family income (SR)
    <500073 (28.5)
    5000-1000092 (35.9)
    10000-2000079 (30.9)
    >2000012 (4.7)
    Health literacy categories
    Adequate health literacy95 (37.1)
    Marginal health literacy70 (27.3)
    Inadequate health literacy91 (35.5)

    Values are presented as numbers and precentages. SR: Saudi Riyals

    • Table 2

      - Descriptive statistics of study variables.

      VariablesMean±SDRangeSkewnessKurtosis
      Total functional health literacy14.08±4.314-20-0.55-0.69
      Diabetes self-management skills33.06±7.3915-48-0.52-0.69
      Quality of life
      Physical domain25.31±4.1313-34-0.48-0.36
      Psychological domain21.84±3.3112-28-0.59-0.15
      Social domain12.77±1.785-15-1.292.78
      Environmental domain27.60±5.0112-37-0.460.12
      Hemoglobin A1c8.22±1.155–11.94.20.90

      SD: standard deviation

      • Table 3

        - Spearman’s correlation between health literacy and age, education, and income.

        Demographic dataSpearman’s correlation
         AgeEducationFamily incomeHealth literacy
        Age1.00   
        Education-0.56**1.00  
        Family income-0.36**0.64**1.00 
        Health literacy-0.33**0.63**0.49**1.00

        • ↵** A p-value of <0.01, (2-tailed)

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