Diabetes knowledge, health literacy and diabetes self-care among older adults living with diabetes in Alexandria, Egypt
Health literacy and diabetes knowledge were found to be predictors of good self-care activities in older adults living with diabetes. Health educators and health care professionals should focus on health education and the enhancement of diabetes knowledge to improve self-care activities and eventually glycemic control in older adults living with diabetes.
Authors
- Ayat Ashour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9258-1401)
- Mohamed Makhlouf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3776-4341)
- S. M. Abd-Allah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7376-3696)
- Abla I. Ayoub
Institutions
- Alexandria University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-20238-w
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.34
Funders
- Alexandria University