Health Literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark

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Health Literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark. / Schwennesen, Nete; Barghadouch, Amina; Olesen, Kasper.

I: Chronic Illness, Bind 15, Nr. 2, 2019, s. 157-164.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskriftTidsskriftartikelfagfællebedømt

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Schwennesen, N, Barghadouch, A & Olesen, K 2019, 'Health Literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark', Chronic Illness, bind 15, nr. 2, s. 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395318789476

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Schwennesen, N., Barghadouch, A., & Olesen, K. (2019). Health Literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark. Chronic Illness, 15(2), 157-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395318789476

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Schwennesen N, Barghadouch A, Olesen K. Health Literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark. Chronic Illness. 2019;15(2):157-164. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742395318789476

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Schwennesen, Nete ; Barghadouch, Amina ; Olesen, Kasper. / Health Literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark. I: Chronic Illness. 2019 ; Bind 15, Nr. 2. s. 157-164.

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abstract = "Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy and self-care among visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes in Denmark.Methods: Survey data from 1425 Danes with type 1 diabetes were categorised in two groups according to visual status: visually impaired (n = 38) and sighted (n = 1387). Using the Health Literacy Questionnaire and the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities Scale, health literacy and self-care activities were assessed. Visually impaired respondents were compared to sighted respondents using t-tests and chi-squared tests.Results: Visually impaired people were older, had higher diabetes duration and were more likely to live alone. Also they had a significant lower level of health literacy on two key dimensions of health literacy ({\textquoteleft}Ability to find good health information{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}Understanding health information well enough to know what to do{\textquoteright}), they monitored blood sugar less frequently than people that were sighted but had better self-care regarding feet examination.Conclusions: Visually impaired people with type 1 diabetes are less able to find and understand health information than sighted people with type 1 diabetes. Our findings indicate need for interventions to promote better self-care and health literacy among visually impaired people with diabetes.",
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