A path model linking health literacy, medication self-efficacy, medication adherence, and glycemic control

Diabetes was the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S in 2014, affecting at least 29.1 million people [1]. Diabetes care is so costly that approximately every $1 in $5 health care dollars in the U.S was spent on caring for patients with diagnosed diabetes [2]. Individuals with diabetes spend 2.3 times more in terms of health care expenditures than those without diabetes in the U.S[2]. Though the US Department of Health and Human Services has made much effort in preventing diabetes incidence and improving the prognosis of patients with diabetes, the cost of diabetes care has steadily risen over the past ten years[3].
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research