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The relationship between literacy and multimorbidity in a primary care setting

Hudon Catherine, Fortin Martin, Poitras Marie-Ève et Almirall José. (2012). The relationship between literacy and multimorbidity in a primary care setting. BMC Family Practice, 13, (1), p. 33.

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URL officielle: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-13-33

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Background: Multimorbidity is now acknowledged as a research priority in primary care. The identification of risk factors and people most at risk is an important step in guiding prevention and intervention strategies. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between literacy and multimorbidity while controlling for potential confounders.

Methods: Participants were adult patients attending the family medicine clinic of a regional health centre in Saguenay (Quebec), Canada. Literacy was measured with the Newest Vital Sign (NVS). Multimorbidity was measured with the Disease Burden Morbidity Assessment (DBMA) by self-report. Information on potential confounders (age, sex, education and family income) was also collected. The association between literacy (independent variable) and multimorbidity was examined in bivariate and multivariate analyses. Two operational definitions of multimorbidity were used successively as the dependent variable; confounding variables were introduced into the model as potential predictors.

Results: One hundred three patients (36 men) 19–83 years old were recruited; 41.8% had completed 12 years of school or less. Forty-seven percent of patients provided fewer than four correct answers on the NVS (possible low literacy) whereas 53% had four correct responses or more. Literacy and multimorbidity were associated in bivariate analyses (p < 0.01) but not in multivariate analyses, including age and family income.

Conclusion: This study suggests that there is no relationship between literacy and multimorbidity when controlling for age and family income.

Type de document:Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation
Volume:13
Numéro:1
Pages:p. 33
Version évaluée par les pairs:Oui
Date:2012
Sujets:Sciences de la santé
Sciences de la santé > Sciences infirmières
Sciences de la santé > Sciences médicales
Département, module, service et unité de recherche:Départements et modules > Département des sciences de la santé > Module des sciences infirmières
Mots-clés:Health literacy, family medicine clinic, adequate literacy, chronic disease, primary health care, compétence informationnelle en santé, clinique de médecine familiale, maladies chroniques, soins de santé primaires
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