Levels and determinants of health literacy and patient activation among multi-morbid COPD people in rural Nepal: Findings from a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Health literacy (HL) and patient activation (PA) are necessary foundations to engage patients in self-management intervention. Each concept plays a unique role in improving access to the effective self-management of chronic disease. In this cross-sectional study, we examined the levels and determinants of HL and PA among the multi-morbid COPD patients in Nepal. METHODS:We conducted interviews with a simple random sample of 238 multi-morbid COPD people from July 2018 to January 2019. The questionnaire included sociodemographic profiles, five domains of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), 13-item Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and patient's illness perception by Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ). Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the associat

SUBMITTER: Yadav UN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7259703 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature