Health literacy experiences of multi-ethnic patients and their health-care providers in the management of type 2 diabetes in Malaysia: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) require adequate health literacy to understand the disease and learn self-management skills to optimize their health. However, the prevalence of limited health literacy is high in patients with T2DM, especially in Asian countries.

Objective

This study aimed to explore experiences related to health literacy in Asian patients with T2DM.

Design

This is a qualitative study using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. A framework analysis was used to analyse the data.

Setting and participants

articipants (n = 24) were multi-ethnic patients with T2DM (n = 18) and their primary health-care providers (n = 6). This study was conducted in four primary health-care clinics in Malaysia.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Abdullah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7696131 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature