Investigation of health literacy level and its effect on quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury.

Zilan SertkayaEngin KoyuncuGüldal Funda Nakipoğlu YüzerNeşe Özgirgin

Published in: The journal of spinal cord medicine (2021)

According to our results, the HL level of the majority of patients with SCI who are hospitalized in our hospital is low, and there is a relationship between HL and QoL. In conclusion, steps need to be taken to increase the HL levels of patients to improve their QoL, taking into account the important effect of HL on the QoL.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
spinal cord
prognostic factors
emergency department
neuropathic pain
adverse drug
electronic health record