title: The association of health literacy, social support, self-efficacy and interpersonal interactions with health care providers in low-income Latina mothers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We explored relationships between maternal health literacy (HL), communicative self-efficacy (SE), social support (SS) and maternal perception of interactions with health care providers (HCPs).
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a cross-sectional, correlational design, we assessed sociodemographic characteristics, maternal HL, social support, communicative self-efficacy, and interpersonal interactions with HCPs among 124 low-income Latina mothers of young children.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Informal SS significantly predicted maternal SE in interactions. SE predicted maternal perception of a HCP's ability to "elicit and respond to her concerns."
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions to improve maternal self-efficacy in interacting with HCPs among low health literate Latina mothers may positively impact pediatric health outcomes.
authors: CHOC Children's Hospital, Orange, CA; Vulnerable Populations/Health Disparities, NIH/NINR T32 NR007077, UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA. Electronic address: ebowers@choc.org.
authors: Eileen K
authors: EK
authors: Fry-Bowers
authors: UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA.
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Maliski
authors: UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA.
authors: Mary Ann
authors: MA
authors: Lewis
authors: Azusa Pacific University School of Nursing, Azusa, CA.
authors: Aurelia
authors: A
authors: Macabasco-O'Connell
authors: Department of Psychology, University of California, Riverside, CA.
authors: Robin
authors: R
authors: DiMatteo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002140:California; D002654:Child Care / Q000379:methods*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D057220:Health Literacy; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers; D011203:Poverty; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Health literacy; Interpersonal interactions; Self-efficacy; Social support