Potential role of regular physicians in improving health literacy in patients with chronic diseases: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Korea

Key Points

• This research aims to examine how regular physicians can enhance health literacy among patients with chronic diseases.
• Retrospective cross-sectional design
• Focus on patients with chronic diseases
• Investigated the role of regular physicians in health literacy improvement
• Increased access to health information correlated with the need for guidance from physicians
• Patients with chronic diseases reported better health literacy when supported by regular physicians
• Misleading information prevalence highlighted the necessity of physician intervention