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Health literacy levels remain low, despite the many measures that have been taken to improve it. In addition, the number of patients with chronic diseases is increasing. Our study aimed to explore the different aspects and factors influencing health literacy among patients with chronic diseases in Chongqing, China.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Setting and patients<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This study was conducted in Chongqing using the 2018 National Questionnaire on Health Literacy of Residents administered to 27\u2009336 patients with chronic diseases.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The prevalence and factors of health literacy in patients with chronic diseases.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among the patients who participated in the study (n=27\u2009336), 51.3% were males. Only 21.6% of the patients with chronic diseases had adequate health literacy (questionnaire score was equal to or exceeded 80% of the total questionnaire score). Patients with chronic diseases aged 25\u201334 years (OR=1.18, 95%\u2009CI 1.02 to 1.36) and 35\u201344 years (OR=1.18, 95\u2009% CI 1.03 to 1.35) had higher health literacy than patients aged 65\u201369 years. Patients from rural areas had higher health literacy levels than those from urban areas (OR=0.92, 95%\u2009CI 0.86 to 1.00). Furthermore, married patients had lower health literacy than unmarried patients (OR=0.88, 95%\u2009CI 0.80 to 0.97). Patients who were illiterate or slightly literate (OR=0.10, 95%\u2009CI 0.08 to 0.12) had lower health literacy than patients who were in junior college or had a bachelor\u2019s degree or above. In addition, non-farmers had higher health literacy levels than farmers (OR=1.18, 95%\u2009CI 1.08 to 1.28). In terms of inadequate health literacy, patients who self-rated themselves as healthy had higher health literacy than those who self-rated as unhealthy (OR=1.80, 95%\u2009CI 1.33 to 2.43).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The health literacy of patients with chronic conditions remains at a low level and varies significantly with their demographic and social characteristics. These findings indicate that targeted interventions may be useful to improve health literacy in patients with chronic conditions in China.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2022-064609","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,11]],"date-time":"2023-07-11T21:56:31Z","timestamp":1689112591000},"page":"e064609","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Exploring health literacy in patients with chronic diseases in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Hongyan","family":"Liu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaqi","family":"Wen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Chengbin","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Project Office, Chongqing Health Education Institute, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yu","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Project Office, Chongqing Health Education Institute, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weiyun","family":"Lai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Project Office, Chongqing Health Education Institute, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9290-109X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yong","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jun","family":"Yuan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yaxin","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xiangxi","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manoj","family":"Sharma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Social & Behavioral Health, School of Public Health, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yao","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Health Management Center, Chongqing Medical University Affiliated Second Hospital, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Huan","family":"Zeng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,7,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025101815083445000_13.7.e064609.1","unstructured":"WHO . 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