Eileen K Fry-Bowers1, Sally Maliski2, Mary Ann Lewis2, Aurelia Macabasco-O'Connell3, Robin DiMatteo4. 1. CHOC Children's Hospital, Orange, CA; Vulnerable Populations/Health Disparities, NIH/NINR T32 NR007077, UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: ebowers@choc.org. 2. UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. 3. Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, Azusa, CA. 4. Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We explored relationships between maternal health literacy (HL), communicative self-efficacy (SE), social support (SS) and maternal perception of interactions with health care providers (HCPs). METHODS: Using a cross-sectional, correlational design, we assessed sociodemographic characteristics, maternal HL, social support, communicative self-efficacy, and interpersonal interactions with HCPs among 124 low-income Latina mothers of young children. RESULTS: Informal SS significantly predicted maternal SE in interactions. SE predicted maternal perception of a HCP's ability to "elicit and respond to her concerns." DISCUSSION: Interventions to improve maternal self-efficacy in interacting with HCPs among low health literate Latina mothers may positively impact pediatric health outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: We explored relationships between maternal health literacy (HL), communicative self-efficacy (SE), social support (SS) and maternal perception of interactions with health care providers (HCPs). METHODS: Using a cross-sectional, correlational design, we assessed sociodemographic characteristics, maternal HL, social support, communicative self-efficacy, and interpersonal interactions with HCPs among 124 low-income Latina mothers of young children. RESULTS: Informal SS significantly predicted maternal SE in interactions. SE predicted maternal perception of a HCP's ability to "elicit and respond to her concerns." DISCUSSION: Interventions to improve maternal self-efficacy in interacting with HCPs among low health literate Latina mothers may positively impact pediatric health outcomes.
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