The Relationship Between Health Literacy Level and Self-Care Behaviors in Patients with Diabetes

Figures & data

Table 1 Self-Care Score Values in Terms of Statistical Variables

Specifications	Number	Percent	Self-Care Score	Test Result*
Age
30–40	73	18.5	31.9 ± 13.1	f=0.3 P value=NS
40–50	125	31	34.6 ± 9.7
50–60	172	43	28.1 ± 12.7
60≤	30	7.5	26.9 ± 7.4
GENDER
Female	236	59	32.4 ± 12.8	X^2=2.4
Man	164	41	28.6 ± 8.6	P value=NS
Marital status
Single	35	8	34.9 ± 11.8	X^2=0.4
Married	278	69	30.6 ± 12.2	P value=NS
Widowed and divorced and married	87	21	29.4 ± 7.9
Education
Elementary	91	22	28.7 ± 12.7	F=4.3
Tips	94	23	31.0 ± 10.4	P value=0.03
Secondary	140	35	30.1 ± 13.1
Academic	75	19	32.9 ± 9.4
See your doctor regularly
Yes	274	68	37.9 ± 10.8	t=3.8
No	126	32	31.3 ± 12.5	P value=0.001
Family history of diabetes
Yes	293	73	35.7 ± 11.2	t=1.2
No	107	27	30.5 ± 9.7	P value=NS
The economic situation
Poor	82	21	30.6 ± 13.2	X^2 =3.7
				P value=0.04
medium	218	55	31.4 ± 12.3
Good	78	19	31.7 ± 9.2
Excellent	22	5	34.7 ± 10.6
Health information resources
Physician and clinic personnel	305	76	30.7 ± 12.7	X^2=1.9
Personal study	57	14	34.5 ± 9.6	P value==NS
Other resources	38	10	29.2 ± 11.9

Note: *Significance level was less than 0.05 in all subjects.

Table 2 Status Scores of Different Dimensions of Patients’ Self-Care

Dimensions of Self-Care	Average	Standard Deviation	Acquired Score Range	Scored Range	The Mean Self-Care Score of 100
Healthy diet	18.19	6. 39	0–28	4–28	32.48
Physical activity	3.15	2.51	0–14	1–14	22.5
Blood sugar monitoring	7.42	5.21	0–14	5–14	53
Proper use of medicines	4.76	2.16	0–7	2–7	17

Table 3 Health Literacy Status of Patients in Different Aspects of Health Literacy

Aspects of Health Literacy	Read	Access	Understanding	Assessment	Decision Making and Behavior
Mean ± SD	16.2 ± 3.17	24.7 ± 4.1	28.4 ± 3.7	15.8± 2.5	41.8± 6.3

Table 4 Correlation Coefficient Health Literacy and Self-Care Behavior

Variables		Self-Care Behavior
		Healthy Diet	Physical Activity	Blood Sugar Monitoring	Proper Use of Medicines
Index		r	r	r	r
Health literacy	Read	0.250	0.195	0.230	0.346
	Access	0.388	0.302	0.286	0.322
	Understanding	0.315	0.152	0.191	0.257
	Assessment	0. 150	0.265	0.310	0.146
	Decision making and behavior	0.190	0.217	0.386	0.262