Answer 2 for NURS 8502 Week 2 Discussion Discuss Gaps in Practice
This is insightful. People’s capacity to absorb, analyze, and grasp basic health information in order to make educated health choices is referred to as health literacy (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2017). Health literacy is critical to being able to navigate the complex healthcare system and make informed decisions about one’s health. Unfortunately, many people do not have adequate health literacy skills, which can lead to poor health outcomes. This is especially true for those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged or have low levels of education. Diabetes management is one of the healthcare issue that require high health literacy level for both patients and healthcare professionals (Marciano et al., 2019). Patients need to get educated on different healthcare issues such as diabetes to ensure efficiency in diabetes management and effective patient outcomes. Health literacy is always involved in the quality improvement processes. People with low health literacy are less likely to seek preventive care, more likely to experience adverse drug events, and more likely to be hospitalized (Quartuccio, et al., 2018). They also tend to have poorer overall health outcomes and higher rates of mortality.
References
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2017). Action plan for translating research into practice: Gap analysis and tests of change: Facilitator guide. https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mvp/modules/cusp/action-plan-trip-fac-guide.html
Marciano, L., Camerini, A. L., & Schulz, P. J. (2019). The role of health literacy in diabetes knowledge, self-care, and glycemic control: a meta-analysis. Journal of general internal medicine, 34(6), 1007-1017. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-019-04832-y
Quartuccio, M., Simonsick, E. M., Langan, S., Harris, T., Sudore, R. L., Thorpe, R., … & Kalyani, R. R. (2018). The relationship of health literacy to diabetes status differs by sex in older adults. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 32(4), 368-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2017.10.012
