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KMID : 0367020150270040397
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Journal of Korean Academic of Adult Nursing
2015 Volume.27 No. 4 p.397 ~ p.405
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Health Literacy, Diabetic Knowledge, and Diabetic Self-care among Foreign Diabetic Patients at a Hospital in South Korea
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Koh Eun-Ae
Park Hyo-Jung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate health literacy, diabetic knowledge, and diabetic self-care among foreign diabetic patients at a hospital in South Korea.
Methods: Participants was 134 foreign patients diagnosed with diabetes and who understand English. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20.0.
Results: Health literacy significantly differed with HbA1c levels, whereas diabetic knowledge significantly differed with education levels, and time since diagnosed. Diabetic self-care significantly differed with time since the diagnosis. Health literacy significantly differed with diabetic knowledge and diabetic self-care. There was a correlation between health literacy and diabetic knowledge and between diabetic knowledge and diabetic self-care but not between health literacy and diabetic self-care.
Conclusion: There are significant results on health literacy, diabetic knowledge and diabetic self-care. Subject with adequate health literacy had high scores on diabetic knowledge and self-care.
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KEYWORD
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Immigrants, Diabetic mellitus, Health literacy, Knowledge, Self-care
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