Patient activation levels and socioeconomic factors among the Amazonas population with diabetes: a cross-sectional study.
Elisa Brosina de LeonHércules Lázaro Morais CamposNatália Barbeiro SantosFabiana Almeida BritoFabio Araujo AlmeidaPublished in: BMC health services research (2024)
Low patient activation was associated with worse sociodemographic, health, and psychological conditions in the Amazon population. The low level of patient activation observed in this sample highlights an important impediment to diabetes disease management/self-management in disadvantaged populations.