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Assessing diabetes health literacy, knowledge and empowerment in northern Portugal

dc.contributor.authorMorais, Carminda S.
dc.contributor.authorPimenta, Rui
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Pedro Lopes
dc.contributor.authorBoavida, José M.
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, José P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-08T14:58:44Z
dc.date.available2019-07-08T14:58:44Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWe evaluated the disease management, knowledge and quality of life (QoL) of people with type 2 diabetes, followed in the ambulatory of a Hospital in the North of Portugal. A questionnaire of socio-demographic and clinical characterization, and Portuguese versions of the DES-SF, DKT and EQ-5D were administered to a random sample of 260 individuals. The results showed that people in general feel able of self-management, with a mean±SD score of 3.7±0.7. DKT registered 63.4±12.3% of correct answers among diabetes non-insulin-treated individuals and 65.7±12.4% among the insulin-treated (p<0.001). The QoL, evaluated through EQ-5D index, presented a mean value of 0.65±0.3. We evidenced a significant positive correlation between the ability to control, the knowledge and the QoL. The conclusions obtained may help promote QoL and literacy enhancement, as well as the empowerment of individuals with type 2 diabetes.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMorais, C. S., Pimenta, R., Ferreira, P. L., Boavida, J. M., & Amorim, J. P. (2015). Assessing diabetes health literacy, knowledge and empowerment in northern Portugal. New Contributions in Information Systems and Technologies, 354, 63–71. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16528-8_7
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-16528-8_7pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-16527-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/14286
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.publisherSpringerpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-16528-8_7pt_PT
dc.subjectEmpowermentpt_PT
dc.subjectQuality of lifept_PT
dc.subjectType 2 diabetespt_PT
dc.titleAssessing diabetes health literacy, knowledge and empowerment in northern Portugalpt_PT
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oaire.citation.endPage71pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage63pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleNew Contributions in Information Systems and Technologiespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume354pt_PT
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person.givenNameRui
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