Jinekolojik Kanserli Kadınların Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Düzeyleri ve Etkileyen Faktörlerin Belirlenmesi

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 1, 1 - 15, 28.04.2023

Serpil Abalı Çetin , Emine Buse Toy

https://doi.org/10.54803/sauhsd.1212069

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma jinekolojik kanserli kadınların sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyleri ile etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapıldı.
Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel tipteki araştırmanın örneklemini, Ocak-Haziran 2021 tarihleri arasında, İzmir ilindeki bir Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesinin Onkoloji Merkezinde jinekolojik onkoloji servisinde tedavi gören ve çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü 128 kadın oluşturdu. Veriler, anket formu ve Sağlık Okuryazarlığı Ölçeği kullanılarak yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile toplandı.
Bulgular: Çalışmada jinekolojik kanserli kadınların yaş ortalaması 60,81±11,18 bulundu. Kadınların sağlık okuryazarlık ölçeği toplam puan ortalaması 94,38±13,91’dir. Sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyi ile istatistiksel olarak anlamlı (p<0,05) bulunan faktörler kadınların eğitim durumu, çocuk sayısı, çalışma durumu ve bir yıl içinde hastane başvuru sayısıdır. Çalışmada jinekolojik kanser türü, kür sayısı, tedavinin tipi, hastalık süresi, hastalığın başlangıç yaşı ve tedavisiz geçen süre sağlık okuryazarlığı ile ilişkili bulunmamıştır (p>0,05).
Sonuç: Çalışmada kadınların sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyinin yeterli oluğu sağlık okuryazarlığını etkileyen faktörlerin genellikle sosyo-demografik değişkenler olduğu, hastalık özellikleri ve sağlık davranışlarının sağlık okuryazarlık düzeyini etkilemediği sonucuna varıldı.

Keywords

Jinekolojik kanser, sağlık okuryazarlığı, etkileyen faktörler

Determining Health Literacy Level of Women with Gynecological Cancer and Affecting Factors

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the health literacy levels of women with gynecological cancer and the affecting factors.
Method: The sample of this descriptive and cross-sectional study consisted of 128 women who volunteered to participate in the study and were treated in the gynecological oncology service of the Oncology Center of a Training and Research Hospital in Izmir between January and June 2021. Data were collected by face-to-face interview method using a questionnaire and HLS.
Results: In the study, the mean age of women with gynecological cancer is 60.81±11.18. The mean total score of the women's HLS is 94.38±13.91. The factors that are found to be significantly (p<0.05) associated with the level of health literacy are the education level of the women, the number of children, the employment status, and the number of hospital admissions in a year. In the study, the type of gynecological cancer, the number of regimens, the type of treatment, the duration of the disease, the age of onset of the disease, and the period without treatment were not associated with health literacy (p>0.05).
Conclusion: In the study, it was concluded that the health literacy level of women was sufficient, the factors affecting health literacy were generally socio-demographic variables, and the disease characteristics and health behaviors did not affect the health literacy level.

Keywords

Gynecological cancer, health literacy, affecting factors

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