A questionnaire to assess the health information literacy of patients with intermediate-stage chronic kidney disease.
Fei Zhao, Jianyi Wang, Piao Chen and 1 others
PMID 36879379WHAT IT FOUND
In 130 patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD, health information literacy was lower in older, less educated, unemployed patients.
Only 47.68% scored excellent. This identifies education needs, not a tested intervention.
Key findings
01Among 130 patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD, 62 patients (47.68%) had excellent health information literacy scores, 55 passed, and 13 failed.
02Health information literacy scores differed significantly by age, education level, and employment status, but not by sex.
03Acquisition ability had the highest dimension mean score (15.41), and literacy awareness had the lowest dimension mean score (4.89).
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What it does not show
The sample was 130 patients selected by convenience sampling, so it may not represent all patients with stage 3 or 4 CKD. Patients were mainly recruited from tertiary hospitals, with little community representation. The questionnaire was self-reported, so the scores may reflect patients' subjective perceptions. The study did not test an intervention, so it cannot show that education, nurse support, or apps improve health information literacy. The sample-size section planned an experimental/control comparison and a 1.5-year CKD event endpoint, but the reported results are questionnaire scores.
Declared interests
This study was not funded and was self-funded. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the proposed education measures, groups, or apps improved health information literacy. The paper reports baseline questionnaire scores and associations, not tested interventions.