Association of health literacy and diabetes self-management: a systematic review.

Publisher: Australian Journal of Public Health, Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University Country of Publication: Australia NLM ID: 101123037 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1836-7399 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14487527 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Aust J Prim Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Bundoora, Vic. : Australian Journal of Public Health, Australian Institute for Primary Care, La Trobe University, c2001-

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*psychology ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/*therapy ; Self-Management/*methods; Health Literacy ; Humans ; Patient Compliance ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Self Efficacy

The purpose of this review is to summarise the existing evidence about the association of health literacy (HL) with type 2 diabetes mellitus self-management. The PubMed, Medline, CINHAL, Scopus and Web of Science databases were searched for randomised control trials of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) self-management and HL published between 2009 and 2018. Fourteen randomised control trials were included in this review. Our findings showed that HL was instrumental in improving diabetes knowledge, physical activity, self-efficacy and quality of life; however, its associations with glycaemic control, self-monitoring of blood glucose, foot care and medication adherence was inconclusive. Customized and community-based HL interventions were more efficient compared to patient-focused HL interventions. This review concludes that HL is key for T2DM self-management, but customised, structured and community-based interventions are more likely to yield better outcomes.

Date Created: 20191112 Date Completed: 20201008 Latest Revision: 20201008

20221213

10.1071/PY19007

31710832