• Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
SHI Yunying, Email: yyshi0130@163.com
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Objective To investigate the health literacy level and its influencing factors among follow-up patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Methods From March to August 2018, 248 patients from the CKD Follow-up Management Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University were included. Basic information questionnaire and chronic diseases health literacy scale were used. Analysis of variance and t test were used in univariate analysis, and multiple linear stepwise regression was used in multivariate analysis, to explore the influencing factors of health literacy score.Results The average health literacy score of the 248 CKD patients (97.24±12.22) were in medium to low level. Listed from high to low, the score of each dimension was: ability to obtain information (4.24±0.50), willingness to improve health (4.17±0.66), competence to communicate and interact with others (3.95±0.59), and willingness to support financially (3.41±1.10). The result of multiple linear stepwise regression showed that whether followed up on time, families’ monthly income per capita, and the patients’ age were independent influencing factors of health literacy score (P<0.05).Conclusions The health literacy level of follow-up patients with CKD remains to be improved. Medical personnel should pay attention to whether patients with CKD are followed up on time, make targeted intervention, and improve the self-management of patients so as to delay the disease progress of CKD.

Citation: HUANG Yueyang, SHI Yunying, CHEN Yi, DIAO Yongshu, MA Dengyan, CHEN Chongcheng. Current situation and influencing factors of health literacy among follow-up patients with chronic kidney disease. West China Medical Journal, 2019, 34(7): 777-782. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201905249 Copy

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