| Objective To understand the status and influencing factors of health literacy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis, so as to provide reference for developing health literacy intervention measures for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. Methods A self-designed Health Literacy Scale was used to investigate 268 healthy adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. Results The score of health literacy of 268 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis was 144.68±62.81 points, accounting for 62.91% of full score (full Score 230).The score of written literacy was 124.82±58.74 points, accounting for 75.65% of the total score (165 points) in the field, and the score of computing ability was 26.84±10.42 points, accounting for 41.30% of the total score (65 points) in the field. Among them, 109 (40.71%) of the patients scored less than 150 points, who belonged to the lack of health literacy. 86 cases (32.10%) had a score of 150-180 points, who belonged to critical health literacy. In 73 cases (27.20%), the scores were more than 180 points, and the health literacy was sufficient. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that age, education level, course of disease, occupation, monthly income, number of hospitalization, and residence were the influencing factors of health literacy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. Conclusion Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis have low health literacy. Making targeted interventions is an important way to improve their health literacy. |