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Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District
Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2015.
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2016
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| author | Kleinhans, Shaun |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/99326 Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District Kleinhans, Shaun Jenkins, Louis University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. Family Medicine and Primary Care. Chronic diseases -- Treatment -- Eden District Municipality Patient compliance -- Eden District Municipality Health literacy UCTD Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2015. ENGLISH SUMMARY : Introduction: Non-communicable disease is a major cause of morbidity in South Africa. Poor adherence to long-term medication severely compromises the effectiveness of treatment. Multiple factors have been described that affect adherence, with health literacy suggested as an independent predictor of medication adherence. This study explored patients’ health literacy and adherence in a primary health care setting in the Eden district of the Western Cape Province. Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study. Two validated questionnaires were used in a primary health clinic. The Morisky 8 item medication adherence questionnaire was used to assess participants’ adherence. To evaluate participants’ health literacy, the Adaptation of the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Revised (REALM-R) to the South African context was used. Results: Of the total 265 patients interviewed the literacy scores were “poor” for 244 (92%) and “good” for 21 (8%). On the self-reported adherence, 204 (77%) reported “low” adherence, 61 (23%) reported “medium” adherence and none reported “good” adherence. Conclusion: Most participants had poor health literacy and poor to medium adherence to medication. Factors influencing adherence are multiple and diverse. Health literacy might improve adherence but all the factors influencing adherence need to be taken into account. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen opsomming beskikbaar. 2016-08-08T11:47:13Z 2016-08-08T11:47:13Z 2015-12 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/99326 en_ZA Stellenbosch University 14 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Chronic diseases -- Treatment -- Eden District Municipality Patient compliance -- Eden District Municipality Health literacy UCTD Kleinhans, Shaun Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District |
| title | Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District |
| title_full | Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District |
| title_fullStr | Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District |
| title_full_unstemmed | Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District |
| title_short | Health literacy and adherence to chronic medication : a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the Eden District |
| title_sort | health literacy and adherence to chronic medication a descriptive study in a primary health care clinic in the eden district |
| topic | Chronic diseases -- Treatment -- Eden District Municipality Patient compliance -- Eden District Municipality Health literacy UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/99326 |
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