Background Empirical evidence on how health literacy affects diabetes outcomes is
inconsistent. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to quantitatively summarize the findings …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Low health literacy is considered a potential barrier to
improving health outcomes in people with diabetes and other chronic conditions, although …

Objective. To identify instruments used to measure health literacy and numeracy in people
with diabetes; evaluate their use, measurement scope, and properties; discuss their …

Background: Although limited health literacy is a barrier to disease management and has
been associated with poor glycemic control, the mechanisms underlying the relationships …

Background Inconsistent findings reported in the literature contribute to the lack of complete
understanding of the association of literacy with health outcomes. We evaluated the …

Background: The objective of this study was to assess the published literature on health
literacy and diabetes, as well as identify opportunities for technology to strengthen …

Various studies have examined the association between health literacy and self-
management behavior, but few have explored ways through which this occurs. The present …

Aim Self-management of diabetes is influenced by a range of factors including the ability to
access, understand, appraise, and use of health information in everyday life, which can …

Purpose Inadequate literacy is common among patients with diabetes and may lead to
adverse outcomes. The authors reviewed the relationship between literacy and health …

OBJECTIVE: To review studies on the association between health literacy (HL), diabetes self-
management and possible mediating variables. METHODS: We systematically searched for …