Mithu Maheswaranathan1, Sarah Cantrell2, Amanda M Eudy3, Jennifer L Rogers3, Megan E B Clowse3, Susan N Hastings4,5, Stacy Cooper Bailey6. 1. Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. mithunan.maheswaranathan@duke.edu. 2. Duke Medical Center Library & Archives, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. 3. Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA. 4. Departments of Medicine & Population Health Sciences and Center for the Study of Aging, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. 5. Center of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, NC, USA. 6. Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Inadequate health literacy is common among American adults, but little is known about the impact of health literacy in rheumatic diseases. The purpose of this article is to review studies investigating health literacy and its association with clinical outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). RECENT FINDINGS: Several validated health literacy measures have been examined in SLE patients. Low health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and lower numeracy with higher disease activity. Two studies found no association of low health literacy with medication adherence. One randomized controlled trial tested a medication decision aid among patients with low health literacy. We found a paucity of studies exploring health literacy in SLE. Low health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and limited numeracy with higher disease activity in SLE. Further studies are needed exploring the impact of low health literacy on clinical outcomes and the effectiveness of literacy-sensitive interventions.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Inadequate health literacy is common among American adults, but little is known about the impact of health literacy in rheumatic diseases. The purpose of this article is to review studies investigating health literacy and its association with clinical outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). RECENT FINDINGS: Several validated health literacy measures have been examined in SLEpatients. Low health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and lower numeracy with higher disease activity. Two studies found no association of low health literacy with medication adherence. One randomized controlled trial tested a medication decision aid among patients with low health literacy. We found a paucity of studies exploring health literacy in SLE. Low health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and limited numeracy with higher disease activity in SLE. Further studies are needed exploring the impact of low health literacy on clinical outcomes and the effectiveness of literacy-sensitive interventions.
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Keywords:
Health literacy; Lupus; Numeracy; Systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors: María Correa-Rodríguez; Blanca Rueda-Medina; José-Luis Callejas-Rubio; Raquel Ríos-Fernández; Javier de la Hera-Fernández; Norberto Ortego-Centeno Journal: Curr Psychol Date: 2022-01-18