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Factors associated with patient activation in a Turkish population with diabetes and/or hypertension

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Kulak, E.
Karaketir, S. Gorcin
Dogan, E.
Akman, M.
Cifcili, S.

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Background: Patient activation (PA), which is known to improve health outcomes, describes the knowledge, skills and confidence a person has in managing their own health care. We investigated the extent of PA and associated factors in adults with diabetes (DM) and/or hypertension (HT). This study is the first in Turkey evaluating PA, using the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) scale. The results of the study provide practitioners with information on the characteristics of patients who need support to increase their activation. Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study in 14 Family Health Centers in Istanbul. The participants were DM and/or HT patients. A questionnaire including the PAM, questions on patient characteristics, life style behaviors, healthcare utilization and health status was applied to 431 patients. Based on PAM score, patients were classified into two activation levels: level 1-2 (poor activation) and level 3-4 (good activation). χ2, t-test and logistic regression (LR) analysis were used. LR analysis was performed for all participants and for women and men separately. Results: Of 431 patients (mean age: 63.6), 65% were women; 45% had a poor activation level (PAL). Based on LR analysis; low socioeconomic status (SES) (OR = 1.6; 95% CI:1.01-2.5), being illiterate (OR = 3.9, 95% CI: 1.5-10.7), being primary school graduate (OR = 2.1, 95% CI:1.1-4.2), lack of adult vaccination (OR = 1.9, 95% CI:1.1-3.1), higher BMI (OR = 1.1, 95% CI: 1.09-1.13) and worse self-reported health (OR = 1.2, 95% CI: 1.1-1.3) were factors associated with low PAL. The latter was associated with low PAL for both sexes; high BMI was an associated factor only among women, while low SES and lack of vaccination were factors only in men. Conclusions: Almost half of the patients had low activation level in our sample. Associated factors may serve as the basis for the development of interventions needed to enhance activation for patients with DM/HT.

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Oxford Univ Press

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Public health, Environmental aspects, Industrial safety

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European Journal of Public Health

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