Diabetes Literacy Skills in the United States
Health topic: Diabetes literacy skills among adults in the United States (“Understanding Literacy & Numeracy | Health Literacy | CDC”).
Intended audience: Adults aged 16 and older.
| Resources | |||
| Websites or documents | 1. The Center for Disease Control website. 2. The Health Literacy of American Adults: Results from the national assessment of Adult Literacy pdf document. 3. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. 4. The American Diabetes Association website. | ||
| Clearinghouses/Hotlines | The National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse | ||
| Community agencies or organizations | 1. American Diabetes Association 2. Joslin Diabetes Center 3. The Insulin for Life Organization | ||
| Individual experts or professionals | 1. Name: Dr Rita Kalyani · Contact information: 410-955-9270 · Rationale: Dr Kalyani is an expert in diabetes and diabetes mellitus and is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 2. Name: Dr Ralph Abraham · Contact information: 08000483330 · Rationale: Dr Ralph has extensive knowledge and experience in managing and treating diabetes. 3. Name: Dr Denise Armellini · Contact Information: (703) 873-7425 · Rationale: she ranks as one of the best endocrinologists and has exemplary years of practice in the field. | ||
| Peer-reviewed journal articles
| Article 1 Messadi, D. V., Macek, M. D., Markovic, D., & Atchison, K. A. (2018). Oral health literacy, preventive behaviour measures, and chronic medical conditions. JDR Clinical & Translational Research, 3(3), 288-301. | Library Database PubMed database | Rationale This article is plausible because the researchers provide an analysis of the link between oral health and chronic medical conditions including diabetes. |
| Article 2 Caruso, R., Magon, A., Baroni, I., Dellafiore, F., Arrigoni, C., Pittella, F., & Ausili, D. (2018). Health literacy in type 2 diabetes patients: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Acta diabetologica, 55(1), 1-12. | Library Database PubMed database | Rationale The article suits the research topic as it collects information from previous research that informs a concrete conclusion on the state of diabetes literacy in the United States. | |
| Article 3 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. | Library Database PubMed Central database | Rationale This article introduces the demographic of age and gender in the study of diabetes literacy and improves the credibility and effectiveness of results and conclusions. | |
| Article 4 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. | Library Database SpringerLink database | Rationale The article is plausible because it provides information on health literacy, particularly for diabetes, and relates it to patient self-care and successful control of blood sugar levels. | |
| Podcasts, videos, or blogs | 1. The Juicebox podcast. Smith, Scott, and Jenny Smith. “Defining Diabetes: Feeding Insulin.” Juicebox Podcast, 2020, www.ardensday.com/juicebox-podcast 2. The US Diabetes Epidemic YouTube Video. The US Diabetes Epidemic. (2016, December 30). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0iR515uquI 3. Insulin Nation Blog Home. (2020, January 8). Insulin Nation. https://insulinnation.com/ | ||
| Books | The ‘Diabetes A to Z: What you need to know about Diabetes – Simply Put.’ Book, written by the American Diabetes Association provides clear and direct information about diabetes that contributes to increased literacy levels for adults battling the condition. American Diabetes Association. (2016). Diabetes A to Z: What You Need to Know about Diabetes—Simply Put (Seventh ed.). American Diabetes Association. | ||
Works Cited
“Understanding Literacy & Numeracy | Health Literacy | CDC.” Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/learn/UnderstandingLiteracy.html. Accessed 22 July 2020.