A mobile app for chronic disease self-management for individuals with low health literacy: A multisite randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a mobile app designed to improve chronic disease self-management in patients 40 years and older with low health literacy and who had at least one chronic health condition, and to assess the impact of delivering information at different levels of reading difficulty. A randomized controlled trial was completed at two sites. Individuals aged 40 years and older screened for low health literacy who had at least one chronic health condition were randomly assigned to a tailored information multimedia app with text at one of three grade levels. Four primary outcomes were assessed: patient activation, chronic disease self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, and medication adherence. All groups showed overall increases in activation, sel

SUBMITTER: Ownby RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11567679 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature