Evaluation of health literacy and its association with medication adherence and quality of life in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Authors' conclusion
Inadequate health literacy is prevalent among youth with cSLE. Higher health literacy is associated with higher medication adherence and better quality of life
Study context
- Population
- Youth 10–24 years with childhood-onset SLE (cSLE)
- Participants
- 48 participants
- Exposure
- Brief Healthy Literacy Screen (BHLS) vs Newest Vital Sign (NVS)
- Outcome
- Health literacy (BHLS and NVS) and its association with medication adherence and quality of life
Methodological detailsbivariate correlations, multivariable regression adjusted for age, sex, race and household income
- Bivariate correlations
- Multivariable regression adjusted for age, sex, race and household income
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Inadequate health literacy
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Association of BHLS score with medication adherence
- Higher medication adherence associated with higher BHLS score, r
- .36
- P
- P = 0.017
Association of BHLS score with quality of life
- BHLS associated with better quality of life, r
- 0.31
- P
- P = 0.034
Original publication
Evaluation of health literacy and its association with medication adherence and quality of life in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus. Lupus. Published 3 June 2024. doi:10.
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