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Health literacy in female patients affected by anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa: a cross-sectional study with pair-matched controls.
Campanino, Chiara; Falone, Andrea; Rossi, Eleonora; Angeletti, Lorenzo Lucherini; Cassioli, Emanuele; Gemignani, Sara; Brogioni, Giulietta; Castellini, Giovanni; Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo; Mannucci, Edoardo; Ricca, Valdo; Rotella, Francesco.
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  • Campanino C; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Falone A; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Rossi E; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Angeletti LL; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Cassioli E; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Gemignani S; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Brogioni G; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Castellini G; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Bonaccorsi G; Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Mannucci E; Diabetes Agency, AOU Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
  • Ricca V; Psychiatric Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
  • Rotella F; Psychiatric Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy. francesco.rotella@unifi.it.
Eat Weight Disord ; 28(1): 59, 2023 Jul 13.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37439911
PURPOSE: Health Literacy (HL) consists in all the skills and knowledges used by people to understand and seek health-related information. Inadequate levels of HL substantially affect many different aspects of health. The primary aim of the present study was to assess levels of HL in female patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN), compared with matched control subjects. METHODS: A consecutive series of 64 female patients with AN and BN (mean age 23.1 ± 7.0) was enrolled, matched with 64 female control subjects (mean age 23.7 ± 7.1). Both groups completed the Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q16) and the Newest Vital Sign (NVS), which evaluate subjective and objective HL level respectively. RESULTS: Patients with AN and BN showed lower levels of subjective HL (10.0 ± 3.5 vs. 11.3 ± 3.0) and higher levels of objective HL (5.0 ± 1.3 vs. 3.6 ± 1.6) when compared with controls. No difference between AN and BN was found. No correlation between HLS-EU-Q16 Total Score and duration of illness was found. A negative correlation was found between EDE-Q Eating Concerns and subjective HL levels. HLS-EU-Q16 Total Score was predicted by educational level in control subjects only, while NVS Total Score was not predicted by educational level in control subjects nor in patients. CONCLUSION: Patients with AN and BN had lower levels of subjective HL. NVS scores could overestimate objective HL in female patients with AN and BN. The promotion of HL in areas differing from those that concern nutritional characteristics of food, could be a therapeutic target for these patients. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III: Evidence obtained from well-designed cohort or case-control analytic studies.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Anorexia Nerviosa / Bulimia Nerviosa / Alfabetización en Salud Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Eat Weight Disord Asunto de la revista: GASTROENTEROLOGIA / METABOLISMO Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Alemania

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Anorexia Nerviosa / Bulimia Nerviosa / Alfabetización en Salud Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Eat Weight Disord Asunto de la revista: GASTROENTEROLOGIA / METABOLISMO Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Alemania