Assessing Medication Literacy and Its Determinants in Chinese Patients with Multimorbidity

作者：Xinyi Li, Changcheng Shi, Lihong Liu, Yibo Wu · 发表于：Patient Preference and Adherence · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.2147/ppa.s539753 · 被引用次数：1 · 研究领域：Health Literacy and Information Accessibility、Chronic Disease Management Strategies、Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Purpose: To investigate the medication literacy and influencing factors among patients with multimorbidity. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted to assess medication literacy using the medication literacy scale in patients with multimorbidity. Data were collected between June 20 and August 31, 2023, using stratified and quota sampling methods. The Wilcoxon tests or Kruskal–Wallis tests, Pearson’s correlation analysis, and multiple stepwise linear regression were employed for the analysis. Results: 3,955 patients with multimorbidity were included, with the average medication literacy score of 18.56± 4.52 (scale range: 6– 30). Younger age groups (18– 30, 31– 44, 45– 59 years) had higher medication literacy than those aged 60 years or older (β = 0.11, 0.14, 0.17 respectively; all P < 0.01). Higher education levels (middle/secondary degree, college/university degree, postgraduate degree) correlated with higher medication literacy compared to primary or lower education (β =0.21, 0.28, 0.13 respectively; all P < 0.01). Currently married (β =0.09, P < 0.01), unmarried (β =0.15, P < 0.01), and divorced individuals (β =0.06, P < 0.01) all exhibited higher medication literacy compared to widowed individuals. Compared with people living in Eastern China, those in Central/Western China (β =– 0.06, – 0.07, respectively; all P < 0.01) had lower medication literacy. People whose area was urban (β =0.07, P < 0.01) showed higher medication literacy compared with the rural. A higher...