Healthy and Sustainable Living, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Division Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Utrecht Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
PLoS One. 2020 Apr 24;15(4):e0232022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232022. eCollection 2020.
An adequate level of health literacy is regarded as a prerequisite for adequate medication self-management. Low health literacy skills are relatively more common in people with Diabetes Mellitus type 2. The aim of this study was to explore the needs regarding medication self-management of people with type 2 diabetes and low (functional, communicative and critical) health literacy, and their preferences for medication self-management support.
A two-stage qualitative needs assessment study was performed using in-depth individual interviews and focus groups.
The participants preferred to be supported with reliable and easily understandable information, adequate interactive communication with health care professionals and fellow people with diabetes and tools for medication self-management support.
Future interventions should be created in co-creation with people with low health literacy and fulfill the expressed needs on information, communication and tools to improve self-management.
足够的健康素养被认为是适当药物自我管理的前提。2 型糖尿病患者的健康素养技能相对较低。本研究旨在探讨 2 型糖尿病患者和低（功能性、交际性和批判性）健康素养者的药物自我管理需求，以及他们对药物自我管理支持的偏好。
采用深入的个人访谈和焦点小组进行了两阶段定性需求评估研究。
参与者更愿意获得可靠且易于理解的信息、与医疗保健专业人员和其他糖尿病患者进行充分的互动沟通以及药物自我管理支持工具。
未来的干预措施应该与低健康素养人群共同创造，并满足信息、沟通和工具方面的需求，以改善自我管理。
