Relationship between health literacy of cancer patients and shared clinical decision-making in a Middle East country

Introduction: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Health literacy (HL) and shared clinical decision-making among cancer patients in Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed in the south of Iran between January and March of 2017. The study's popula...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Khammarnia, Fatemeh Setoodezadeh, Alireza Ansari-Moghadam, Ali Reza Yusefi, Monire Eskandari, Arezo Alinejad Ranjbar, Mostafa Peyvand
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Published: Milano University Press 2022-02-01
Series:Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/ebph/article/view/17416
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Alireza Ansari-Moghadam
Ali Reza Yusefi
Monire Eskandari
Arezo Alinejad Ranjbar
Mostafa Peyvand
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Fatemeh Setoodezadeh
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description Introduction: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Health literacy (HL) and shared clinical decision-making among cancer patients in Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed in the south of Iran between January and March of 2017. The study's population was all patients in the southeast of Iran. From here, 500 patients were selected as the study sample by the stratified sampling method. Two standard questionnaires were selected for data-gathering. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: About 52% of patients did not have enough HL and 47% had a poor participation record in clinical decision-making. There is a positive statistical relationship between HL and participation in clinical decision-making among cancer patients (P=0.001). About 49% of the patients with low HL had poor participation in clinical decision-making. Moreover, HL had a relationship with age, gender, education, place of living, region, and type of cancer (P>0.05). Conclusion: HL among cancer patients is limited and has a positive impact on decision-making in clinical participation. Physicians must try and boost HL among patients. Higher HL helps patients engage in their clinical decision-making. Health workers are an important source for increasing HL among patients.
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spelling doaj-art-c3b3240ef8e840539445b4fe135cd4ef2025-08-20T03:06:02ZengMilano University PressEpidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health2282-09302022-02-0115110.2427/12699Relationship between health literacy of cancer patients and shared clinical decision-making in a Middle East countryMohammad Khammarnia0Fatemeh Setoodezadeh1Alireza Ansari-Moghadam2Ali Reza Yusefi3Monire Eskandari4Arezo Alinejad Ranjbar5Mostafa Peyvand6Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Zahedan University of Medical SciencesZahedan University of Medical SciencesShiraz University of Medical SciencesZahedan University of Medical SciencesZahedan University of Medical SciencesZahedan University of Medical Sciences Introduction: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Health literacy (HL) and shared clinical decision-making among cancer patients in Iran. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed in the south of Iran between January and March of 2017. The study's population was all patients in the southeast of Iran. From here, 500 patients were selected as the study sample by the stratified sampling method. Two standard questionnaires were selected for data-gathering. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: About 52% of patients did not have enough HL and 47% had a poor participation record in clinical decision-making. There is a positive statistical relationship between HL and participation in clinical decision-making among cancer patients (P=0.001). About 49% of the patients with low HL had poor participation in clinical decision-making. Moreover, HL had a relationship with age, gender, education, place of living, region, and type of cancer (P>0.05). Conclusion: HL among cancer patients is limited and has a positive impact on decision-making in clinical participation. Physicians must try and boost HL among patients. Higher HL helps patients engage in their clinical decision-making. Health workers are an important source for increasing HL among patients. https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/ebph/article/view/17416
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Relationship between health literacy of cancer patients and shared clinical decision-making in a Middle East country
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title_short Relationship between health literacy of cancer patients and shared clinical decision-making in a Middle East country
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