Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Theoretical Frameworks
1.1.1. Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness
1.1.2. Health Literacy Skills
1.2. Aims
- What is the nature and strength of the relationship between HL and self-care across specific chronic illnesses?
- What are the potential moderating and mediating factors of the relationship between HL and self-care?
2. Methods
2.1. Protocol Registration and Guidelines
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Search Strategy
2.4. Study Selection
2.5. Data Extraction
2.6. Data Synthesis
2.7. Assessment of Risk of Bias
2.8. Assessment of Certainty in the Findings
3. Discussion
Strengths and Limitations
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Magi, C.E.; Bambi, S.; Rasero, L.; Longobucco, Y.; El Aoufy, K.; Amato, C.; Vellone, E.; Bonaccorsi, G.; Lorini, C.; Iovino, P. Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol. Healthcare 2024, 12, 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070762
Magi CE, Bambi S, Rasero L, Longobucco Y, El Aoufy K, Amato C, Vellone E, Bonaccorsi G, Lorini C, Iovino P. Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol. Healthcare. 2024; 12(7):762. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070762
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagi, Camilla Elena, Stefano Bambi, Laura Rasero, Yari Longobucco, Khadija El Aoufy, Carla Amato, Ercole Vellone, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Chiara Lorini, and Paolo Iovino. 2024. "Health Literacy and Self-Care in Patients with Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol" Healthcare 12, no. 7: 762. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12070762