Pain awareness and medication knowledge: a health literacy evaluation.
Pain awareness and medication knowledge: a health literacy evaluation.
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DOI：
10.3109/15360288.2012.751955
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
Griffin, Jake
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作者：
Devraj, Radhika;Herndon, Christopher M;Griffin, Jake
慢性疼痛是美国医疗保健系统的重大负担。与患者相关的障碍，如低健康素养，可能会阻碍疼痛的最佳管理。本研究旨在探讨健康素养、疼痛意识与药物知识之间的关系。前往家庭健康中心就诊的慢性疼痛患者接受了一项针对研究目标的调查。使用最新的生命体征来衡量健康素养。共有139名慢性疼痛患者参与了这项研究。健康素养低的患者总体止痛药知识得分较低(63.3±18.9分对74.3±18.5分，P<0.05)。多因素分析显示，在控制人口学因素后，健康素养与用药知识之间存在显著关系。健康素养低的患者对止痛药知之甚少。为满足低健康素养患者的需求而进行的教育干预对于安全缓解疼痛至关重要。
Chronic pain is a significant burden to the U.S. health care system. Patient-related barriers such as low health literacy can prevent optimal management of pain. This study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy, pain awareness, and medication knowledge. Chronic pain patients visiting a family health center were administered a survey addressing the study objectives. Health literacy was measured using the Newest Vital Sign. A total of 139 chronic pain patients participated in the study. Patients with low health literacy had significantly lower overall pain medication knowledge (mean score = 63.3± 18.9 versus 74.3 ± 18.5, p 0.05). Multivariate analyses showed a significant relationship between health literacy and medication knowledge after controlling for demographics. Patients with low health literacy have poor knowledge of pain medications. Educational interventions to meet the needs of patients with low health literacy are essential to safely relieve pain.