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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Evaluating health literacy in people with mental illness using the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults |
Author: | Galletly, C. Neaves, A. Burton, C. Liu, D. Denson, L. |
Citation: | Nursing Outlook, 2012; 60(5):316-321 |
Publisher: | Mosby Inc |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 0029-6554 1528-3968 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Cherrie Galletly, Aaron Neaves, Cassandra Burton, Dennis Liu and Linley A. Denson |
Abstract: | <h4>Background</h4>Health literacy is understudied in the mentally ill population, yet it is clear that a high level of health literacy is essential for successful management of illnesses such as schizophrenia and depression. To investigate health literacy in people with mental illness living in urban Australia, and to evaluate the relationships between medication adherence and health literacy.<h4>Method</h4>Thirty people with schizophrenia and 30 with major depression were assessed with Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA).<h4>Discussion</h4>The level of health literacy in our mentally ill participants was comparable with that of the general Australian public, and considerably higher than the rates of health literacy reported in US studies. There appear to be national differences in health literacy, which limit comparison between studies undertaken in different countries. There was no association between health literacy and medication compliance. Our results suggest that poor health literacy does not explain medication nonadherence in people with schizophrenia or depression living in Australia. |
Keywords: | Humans Case-Control Studies Depressive Disorder, Major Schizophrenia Educational Measurement Adolescent Adult Aged Middle Aged Urban Population Australia Female Male Medication Adherence Young Adult Health Literacy |
Rights: | Crown Copyright © 2012 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.outlook.2012.01.003 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.outlook.2012.01.003 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Psychiatry publications |
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