1. Adherence to medication, physical activity and diet among older people living with diabetes mellitus: Correlation between cognitive function and health literacy
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Deborah de Farias Lelis, João Marcus Oliveira Andrade, João Gabriel Silva Souza, Sérgio Henrique Sousa Santos, Thaísa Soares Crespo, Alice Crespo Ferreira, and Andréa Maria Eleutério de Barros Lima Martins
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0301 basic medicine ,Gerontology ,medicine.medical_specialty ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Population ,Health literacy ,Affect (psychology) ,Literacy ,lcsh:RC321-571 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Cognition ,Elderly ,Diabetes mellitus ,Saúde pública ,medicine ,education ,Mini-mental state examination ,lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry ,media_common ,Cognição em idosos ,education.field_of_study ,Mini–Mental State Examination ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,General Neuroscience ,Public health ,medicine.disease ,030104 developmental biology ,Diabetes em idosos ,Therapeutic adherence ,Exercícios físicos para idosos ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,Research Paper - Abstract
CNPq - Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais CAPES - Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a public health problem, which requires enhanced self-care in order to avoid complications. However, cognitive impairment can reduce these abilities and may affect health literacy (HL) of patients in terms to understand and apply information. Therefore, this study evaluated the correlation between cognitive condition and HL related to medication adherence, physical activity and nutritional status among people living with DM. Methods: a cross-sectional study was carried out among elderly people (≥ 60 years old) with DM. The cognitive condition was evaluated using the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and the HL using the following questionnaires: Literacy Assessment for Diabetes (LAD-60), Nutritional Literacy among People with Diabetes (NLD), Health Literacy on the Practice of Physical Activities among Diabetics (HLPPA - D), and Health Literacy regarding Drug Adherence among Diabetics (HLDA-D). Sociodemographic and biochemical profile was also evaluated. Spearman correlation was used (p
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- 2020