Is inadequate health literacy associated with worse health outcomes among Chinese individuals with depression?
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22945904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Phoenix K H Mo (0000-0001-9822-5424, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong), Luyao Xie (0000-0001-5509-3732, School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong), Winnie W S Mak (0000-0002-9714-7847, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong , Shatin , Hong Kong, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/daad042 |
| PMID | 37279468 |
| OpenAlex | W4379600576 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 46 |
Inadequate health literacy is a risk factor for poorer outcomes across various conditions. The present study examined the level of health literacy, as measured by the Single Item Literacy Screener (SILS), and its association with a range of physical and mental outcomes [e.g. health-related quality of life, depression, anxiety, well-being, body mass index (BMI)] among individuals with depression in Hong Kong. A total of 112 individuals with depression were recruited from the community and invited to complete a survey. Among the participants, 42.9% of them were classified as having inadequate health literacy as screened by the SILS. After adjusting for significant sociodemographic and background variables, participants with inadequate health literacy had significantly poorer health-related quality of life and well-being, and had higher scores in depression, anxiety and BMI compared with those with adequate health literacy. Inadequate health literacy was associated with a range of negative physical and mental outcomes among individuals with depression. Interventions promoting the health literacy level of individuals with depression are highly warranted.
Anxiety · Body mass index · Depression (economics) · Health care · Health literacy · Literacy · Mental health · Mental health literacy · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Quality of life (healthcare) · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Clinical Psychology · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |