In August’s episode, Dr Mrinalini Dey from the Centre for Rheumatic Diseases at King’s College London discusses her recent publication on the association between health literacy and outcomes in people with inflammatory arthritis in England. Health literacy—the ability to access, understand, evaluate, and use health information and services in ways that promote and maintain good health and wellbeing—is increasingly recognised as a key factor in promoting health and managing chronic diseases.
The World Health Organization has identified health literacy as central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, such as rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions. As a potentially modifiable social determinant of health, health literacy can influence how patients experience and manage disease. Yet, its relationship with clinical outcomes, mental health, work participation, and broader social factors in inflammatory arthritis remains poorly understood. We discuss the findings from Dr Dey’s large, national cohort study, how we can improve health literacy disparities in patients, and what should be next on the research agenda to tackle this issue.
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