Role of Health Literacy in Hypertension Management

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 33 Sayı: 6, 480 - 486, 08.01.2025

Nur Sima Sekban , Dilek Aslan

Öz

It is estimated that 1.28 billion adults aged 30-79 years are living with hypertension worldwide. Only 21% of these individuals have the disease under control. Failure to control hypertension makes it one of the leading causes of disability and death. Hypertension is responsible for a significant proportion of premature deaths, which refers to deaths under the age of 70. Despite its catastrophic health consequences, the fact that it is preventable reveals the importance of the disease in terms of public health. The fight against hypertension in the world needs to be carried out effectively and from a public health perspective. It is important for health professionals to acquire a public health perspective for effective management of the disease. In disease management, knowing the factors that cause the disease and understanding its determinants well are valuable for the success of interventions. Health literacy, which includes health-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviors, has a meaningful place in the health outcomes of the society. Health literacy can be effective at many points from reducing the risks of hypertension to the control of the disease. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the relationship between health literacy and hypertension control from this perspective. This review aims to examine the role of health literacy in hypertension management.

Anahtar Kelimeler

noncommunicable diseases, hypertension, disease management, health literacy

Hipertansiyon Yönetiminde Sağlık Okuryazarlığının Rolü

Öz

Dünya genelinde 30-79 yaş arasındaki 1,28 milyar yetişkinin hipertansiyon ile yaşadığı tahmin edilmektedir. Bu bireylerin sadece %21’inin hastalığı kontrol altındadır. Hipertansiyonun kontrol altına alınamaması, onu yeti yitiminin ve ölümün önde gelen nedenlerinden biri haline getirmektedir. Hipertansiyon, 70 yaş altı ölümleri ifade eden prematür ölümlerin önemli bir kısmından sorumludur. Katastrofik sağlık sonuçlarına rağmen önlenebilir olması, hastalığın halk sağlığı açısından önemini ortaya koymaktadır. Dünyada hipertansiyon ile mücadelenin etkili bir şekilde ve halk sağlığı perspektifinden yürütülmesi gerekmektedir. Hastalığın etkin yönetimi için sağlık profesyonellerinin halk sağlığı bakış açısı kazanması önemlidir. Hastalık yönetiminde, hastalığa neden olan faktörleri bilmek ve belirleyicilerini iyi anlamak müdahalelerin başarısı için değerlidir. Sağlıkla ilgili bilgi, tutum ve davranışları içeren sağlık okuryazarlığı; toplumun sağlık çıktılarında anlamlı bir yere sahiptir. Sağlık okuryazarlığı, hipertansiyonun risklerinin azaltılmasından hastalığın kontrol altına alınmasına kadar pek çok noktada etkili olabilir. Dolayısıyla sağlık okuryazarlığı ve hipertansiyon kontrolü arasındaki ilişkinin bu perspektiften değerlendirilmesi önem kazanmaktadır. Bu derleme hipertansiyon yönetiminde sağlık okuryazarlığının rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

bulaşıcı olmayan hastalıklar, hipertansiyon, hastalık yönetimi, sağlık okuryazarlığı

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