Investigating Health Literacy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Descriptive Review

Mithu Maheswaranathan; Sarah Cantrell; Amanda M. Eudy; Jennifer L. Rogers; Megan E.B. Clowse; Susan N. Hastings; Stacy Cooper Bailey

doi:10.1007/s11882-020-00978-6

Investigating Health Literacy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: a Descriptive Review

Mithu Maheswaranathan^*, Sarah Cantrell, Amanda M. Eudy, Jennifer L. Rogers, Megan E.B. Clowse, Susan N. Hastings, Stacy Cooper Bailey

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Purpose of Review: Inadequate health literacy is common among American adults, but little is known about the impact of health literacy in rheumatic diseases. The purpose of this article is to review studies investigating health literacy and its association with clinical outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Recent Findings: Several validated health literacy measures have been examined in SLE patients. Low health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and lower numeracy with higher disease activity. Two studies found no association of low health literacy with medication adherence. One randomized controlled trial tested a medication decision aid among patients with low health literacy. Summary: We found a paucity of studies exploring health literacy in SLE. Low health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and limited numeracy with higher disease activity in SLE. Further studies are needed exploring the impact of low health literacy on clinical outcomes and the effectiveness of literacy-sensitive interventions.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	79
Journal	Current allergy and asthma reports
Volume	20
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11882-020-00978-6
State	Published - Dec 2020

Keywords

Health literacy
Lupus
Numeracy
Systemic lupus erythematosus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Immunology and Allergy
Immunology

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