Development and application of a chronic kidney disease-specific health literacy, knowledge and disease awareness assessment tool for patients with chronic kidney disease in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to develop an assessment tool for health literacy and knowledge specific to chronic kidney disease (CKD) for use in examining the associations between health literacy, disease-specific knowledge and disease awareness among patients with CKD in Taiwan.

Design

An assessment tool in Mandarin and Taiwanese was developed based on patient input, panel discussions with experts and a literature review, and checked for validity and reliability in a pilot test. Formal data were collected through population-based sampling with a set quota according to region and hospital accreditation level. Cross-sectional data were collected to confirm the reliability and validity of the assessment tool. Levels of health literacy, disease knowledge, and disease awareness we

SUBMITTER: Wei CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8506855 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature