Diabetes knowledge, health literacy and diabetes self-care among older adults living with diabetes in Alexandria, Egypt

• Main Authors: Soha Magdy Ahmed Abdallah (Author), Abla Ibrahim Ayoub (Author), Mohamed Mohei Eldin Makhlouf (Author), Ayat Ashour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes is a rising health problem, especially in older adults. Health literacy and the degree of diabetes knowledge are among the factors that may influence diabetes self-care activities. The aim of this study was to assess factors affecting self-care activities among ol...