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The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Quality of Life, Attitudes and Perceptions of Covid-19 and Vaccination Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases

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  • María Correa-Rodríguez
  • Blanca Rueda-Medina
  • José-Luis Callejas-Rubio
  • Raquel Ríos-Fernández
  • Javier de la Hera-Fernández
  • Norberto Ortego-Centeno

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This study aimed to evaluate health literacy in patients ( n =395) with systemic autoimmune diseases (SAD) and analyze their relationships with health-related quality of life (HRQoL), attitudes and beliefs about Covid-19 and vaccination, and perceptions of changes in medical care during the pandemic. This study was cross-sectional and the majority (81%) of particpants resided in Spain. An anonymous online survey was distributed to an online SAD association. Health literacy was measured using the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) and the SF-36 tool was used to assess HRQoL. More than half of patients (57.7%) have inadequate health literacy and the mean health literacy level was 9.63(5.66). Patients with inadequate health literacy levels presented the lowest HRQoL scores in all SF-36 domains ( p  

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  • María Correa-Rodríguez & Blanca Rueda-Medina & José-Luis Callejas-Rubio & Raquel Ríos-Fernández & Javier de la Hera-Fernández & Norberto Ortego-Centeno, 2022. "The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Quality of Life, Attitudes and Perceptions of Covid-19 and Vaccination Among Patients with Systemic Autoimmune Diseases," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 31(6), pages 981-990, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:31:y:2022:i:6:p:981-990
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738221090558
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