Aim: The study was
conducted to determine health literacy of the patients who applied
to a foundation university and a state hospital the healthcare centers and
evaluation of the appropriateness of educational materials that have been used
in these centers to the health literacy. Methods:
This study is a descriptive and cross-sectional type research. A total of 688
patients who were referred to foundation University Hospital and the State
hospital's internal medicine outpatient clinics were included in the study.
Data was obtained via using questionnaire to evaluate health literacy, General
Health Survey, “Evaluation of the Written Materials Appropriateness” form to
evaluate available patient educational materials in healthcare centers, DISCERN
(Quality Criteria for Consumer Health Information) tool to determine
reliability and information quality of the education materials. Results: The mean age of the patients
was 46.21±15.76, 72.2% were married and 67.6% were women, 44.8% are not working
and 33% are less than the income expenditure. It was found that 40.2% of the
patients evaluated their health literacy level as poor and very poor; 52.5%
know how to use computer; one in third of them were always using internet to
reach health information; the majority of patients stated that they receiving
help from others for reading and writing activities. It was determined that
68.9% of the patients were diagnosed with a disease, 67.7% were hospitalized
once, the majority used drugs and 56.1% were given a written education
material. In general, mean score of patient responses to the activities related
health literacy was high. It was determined that the health literacy scores of
patients with low education, low income, poor / very poor health status and
high risk were lower (p<0.05). It was determined that 40% of the written
education materials were not suitable. Conclusion:
It has been determined that the general health status is poor, the level of
education and literacy are low, and the patients aged 60 and over are at risk
for health literacy. It might be suggested that these patients be supported in
terms of health literacy and retraining of educational materials.
Amaç: Araştırma, bir vakıf üniversitesi ve bir devlet hastanesine başvuran
hastaların sağlık okuryazarlığının ve kullanılan eğitim materyallerinin sağlık
okuryazarlığına uygunluğunun değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Yöntem:
Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipte bir araştırmadır. Araştırma kapsamına bir Vakıf
Üniversitesi ve Devlet Hastanesinin dahiliye polikliniklerine başvuran toplam
688 hasta alınmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında, sağlık
okuryazarlığını değerlendirmeye yönelik soru formu, Genel Sağlık Anketi, eğitim
materyallerinin okuryazarlık yönünden uygunluğu için “Yazılı Materyallerin
Uygunluğunun Değerlendirilmesi” formu ve materyallerin güvenirlik ve bilgi
kalitesinin değerlendirilmesinde Tüketici Sağlığı Bilgileri için Kalite
Kriterleri (DISCERN) ölçüm aracı kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Hastaların yaş ortalaması
46.21±15.76, %72.2 ‘si evli ve %67.6 kadın, %44.8'i çalışmıyor ve %33’ünün geliri giderinden azdır. Hastaların %40.2’sinin
okuma düzeyini kötü/çok kötü olarak değerlendirdiği, %52.5’inin bilgisayar ve 1/3’ünün
sağlıkla ilgili bilgilere ulaşmak için internet kullandığı, çoğunluğunun okuma
ve yazma ile ilgili aktivitelerde yardım aldığı saptanmıştır. Hastaların %68.9’unun
tanı konulmuş bir hastalığı olduğu, %67.7’sinin en az 1 defa hastanede yattığı,
çoğunluğunun ilaç kullandığı ve %56.1’ine yazılı bir eğitim materyali verildiği
belirlenmiştir. Hastaların sağlık okuryazarlığı ile ilgili durumlara yönelik
aktivite puan ortalamaları genel olarak yüksektir. Eğitim düzeyi düşük, geliri
az olan, sağlık düzeyi kötü/çok
kötü olan ve yüksek riskli hastaların sağlık okuryazarlığı puanlarının daha
düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir(p<0.05). İncelenen yazılı eğitim materyalinden
%40’ının uygun olmadığı saptanmıştır. Sonuç:
Genel sağlık durumu kötü, eğitim düzeyi ve okuma yazma becerisi düşük, 60 yaş
ve üstü hastaların sağlık okuryazarlığı yönünden riskli grupta olduğu
belirlenmiştir. Bu hastaların sağlık okuryazarlığı yönünden desteklenmesi ve
eğitim materyallerinin tekrar gözden geçirilmesi önerilebilir.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Articles |
Authors | |
Publication Date | April 28, 2019 |
Submission Date | August 1, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | November 21, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Volume: 12 Issue: 1 |
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