Impact of Health Literacy on Multiple Patient Variables: A Single-Center Observational Study in Lebano
- Conditions
- o specific health condition or problem was set as inclusion criteria (included were noncritically ill inpatients at LAUMC-RH)
- Registration Number
- LBCTR2023065377
- Lead Sponsor
- o sponsor
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 135
Inclusion Criteria
Aged 18 years or older
-Provided informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
-Has cognitive impairment or an altered mental status at the time of the study
-Is critically ill
-Does not speak Arabic or English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ame: Health literacy level;Timepoints: At time of interview;Measure: European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire—modified short version HLS-EU-Q16”
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ame: Quality of life;Timepoints: At time of interview;Measure: EQ-5D-5L questionnaire;Name: Antibiotic consumption practices and knowledge about antibiotics;Timepoints: At time of interview;Measure: Questions adapted from the WHO validated antibiotic resistance: multi-country public awareness survey;Name: Health services used in the previous year;Timepoints: At time of interview;Measure: Number of doctor visits, hospital admissions, emergency department visits per patient report;Name: Adverse drug events in the previous year;Timepoints: At time of interview;Measure: Number of adverse drug events per patient report