Disease-specific health literacy, disease knowledge, and adherence behavior among patients with type 2 diabetes in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Jue-Zong Yeh (Author), Chung-jen Wei (Author), Shuen-fu Weng (Author), Cheng-yu Tsai (Author), Jia-hui Shih (Author), Chung-liang Shih (Author), Chiung-hsuan Chiu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background To examine the association between health literacy, level of disease knowledge, and adherence behavior among patients with type 2 diabetes. Methods A cross-sectional survey study of 1059 Mandarin- and Taiwanese-speaking patients aged 20 years or older with type 2 diabetes was con...