Associations of health literacy with self-management behaviours and health outcomes in chronic kidney disease: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Low health literacy is widely reported in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has been associated with reduced disease self-management, poor health outcomes, increased mortality and poorer quality of life. However, these associations are still not well understood.

Methods

Electronic-based systematic searches were performed to identify studies examining associations between health literacy and self-management behaviours and/or health outcomes in patients with CKD. A tabular and narrative synthesis of the data was performed. Meta-analysis was not appropriate due to the heterogeneity of study designs and methods.

Results

Searches identified 48 studies that met the inclusion criteria. A total of 41 published articles, six conference abstracts, and on

SUBMITTER: Billany RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10333418 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature