The role of functional health literacy in long-term treatment outcomes in psychosocial care for adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Although among adolescents with psychosocial problems low health literacy may increase the risk of poor treatment outcomes, the contributing mechanisms within treatment remain unclear. A better understanding of these mechanisms could contribute to improved treatment processes and outcomes. This study aims to examine the relationship between functional health literacy, treatment processes (treatment adherence, learning processes), and treatment outcome (level of psychosocial problems) in adolescents in psychosocial care. We used data from a prospective cohort study among adolescents aged 12-18 (N = 390), collected in four successive measurements: at entry into care, and 3, 12, and 24 months thereafter. We used a mixed effect model to investigate the association between level of functional h

SUBMITTER: Beukema L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595965 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature