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- Title
(PSF05) The Association Between Health Literacy, Health Outcomes, and Medication Adherence in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.
- Authors
Williams, Justin D.; Goodman, Andrew; Robb, Jessica F.
- Abstract
Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disorder characterized by demyelination of nerve cells within the brain and spinal cord over a period of time. Historically, MS was considered an untreatable disease; however, there are currently over a dozen diseasemodifying therapies approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. A potential barrier to receiving a diagnosis and treatment of MS is health literacy, which is described as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, access, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate decisions. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships between health literacy, health outcomes, and medication adherence in patients with MS. Methods: This study was a single-site, prospective study done at the MS center at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Health literacy was measured using the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults. Results: Of the 179 subjects included in the analysis, 178 had adequate health literacy, 1 had marginal health literacy, and 0 had inadequate health literacy. Conclusions: The relationship between health literacy, health outcomes, and medication adherence cannot be determined in this sample given the lack of variability in health literacy.
- Subjects
MULTIPLE sclerosis diagnosis; CONFERENCES &; conventions; DRUGS; EVALUATION of medical care; PATIENT compliance; HEALTH literacy
- Publication
International Journal of MS Care, 2020, Vol 22, Issue S2, p61
- ISSN
1537-2073
- Publication type
Article