The guided use of an e-health tool to strengthen health literacy. A pilot study in a multicultural diabetes population in a primary care clinic in Brussels

• Published in: PEC innovation Vol. 1; p. 100056
• Main Authors: Mertens, Lien, Dewitte, Harrie, Seuntjens, Lieve, Vanobberghen, Rita, Aertgeerts, Bert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Application; e-health; Health education; Health literacy; Health promotion; Low literacy; Public health; Self-management; e-health; Health literacy; Low literacy; HL; HLQ2; Health promotion; HLQ1; Self-management; Health education; Application; Public health

We aimed to investigate whether the use of an e-health tool, guided by a healthcare provider, can improve health literacy (HL) in primary care. We set up a longitudinal prospective cohort study in a primary care clinic in Brussels. Diabetes patients were invited to participate in two study consultat...