Association between health literacy and glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes and modifying effect of social support

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the association between inadequate functional health literacy, considering the Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Portuguese-speaking Adults, and glycemic control in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes, and to examine this association in low social support...

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Main Authors: Jonas Gordilho Souza, José Marcelo Farfel, Omar Jaluul, Márcia Silva Queiroz, Márcia Nery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2020-12-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082020000100284&tlng=pt