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Showing 3 results for Health Literacy
Zahra Rashidmardan, Masoud Amanzadeh, Roya Naemi,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (4-2024)
Abstract
Background: Electronic health literacy refers to the skills and ability to search for, find, understand, and evaluate health information from electronic sources and to apply this information to address or manage a specific health problem. Accordingly, the present study was conducted to assess the level of e-health literacy among students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences in 2023.
Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study collected data using the standardized eHEALS questionnaire from all students of Ardabil University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was estimated at 250 students, and the online questionnaire was distributed using a simple random sampling method. Data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics (one-way ANOVA and independent t-test) with SPSS software version 26.
Results: The mean electronic health literacy score of the students was 36.00±4.00. Examination of literacy levels showed that 94.4% of students were at a moderate level and 5.6% at a high level, with no students at a low level. Statistical tests revealed that only the field of study had a significant association with electronic health literacy (p=0.001), whereas gender (p=0.971), educational level (p=0.822), year of university entry (p=0.715), and internet access tool (p=0.506) had no significant associations.
Conclusion: Considering the moderate level of electronic health literacy among students, special attention to educational planning is essential. This can be achieved through workshops and training courses, raising awareness about accessing online health information, and teaching how to evaluate health information available on the internet. Institutions such as the Ministry of Health and Medical Education can play a significant role in the continuation and improvement of health system digitalization and in enhancing students’ electronic health literacy through such programs.
Yusef Hamidzadeh Arbabi, Rasoul Nemati, Hamed Rezakhani,
Volume 22, Issue 2 (7-2022)
Abstract
Background & objectives: One of the main effective factors in combating gastric cancer is having good health literacy in the community. The aim of this study was to determine the health literacy of gastric cancer in clients and patients admitted to Imam Khomeini Medical Center in Ardabil.
Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study. The sample of this study consisted of clients and patients admitted to Imam Khomeini educational -medical center in Ardabil in the second half of 2019. The sample size was 320 people which were randomly sampled. Researcher-made tools were used after ensuring validity and reliability. The questionnaire had two parts: demographic characteristics and items of health literacy dimensions. Patients' informed consent was obtained before completing the questionnaire. Data were collected by nurses and entered into SPSS-26 software. By using descriptive and analytical statistical parameters such as frequency and frequency percentage, mean and standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA analyzed.
Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of participants was 42.98±14.35. The overall level of health literacy about stomach cancer was calculated as 31.13. The average gastric cancer health literacy in five dimensions in the clients and patients of Imam Khomeini educational-medical center in Ardabil was calculated as follows: access to health information resources was 38.02±10.6, reading health information was 13.47±4.41, understanding health information was 30.37±6.9, evaluation of health information was 16.73±4.58 and decision-making and application of health information was 58.49±10.77. Apart from reading in other dimensions of health literacy, no significant difference was found between clients and inpatients.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the mean score of health literacy of clients and patients admitted to Imam Khomeini medical center in Ardabil from gastric cancer is low and not sufficient. Considering the role of health literacy in energy storage, cost and time management of the individual's disease, it is necessary to plan and perform more efficient interventions to promote health literacy in the community, especially clients and patients admitted to Ardabil educational medical centers on gastric cancer.
Fatemeh Hosseinpour, Malihe Saboor, Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz, Zhaleh Zandieh, Marjan Haghi,
Volume 25, Issue 2 (7-2025)
Abstract
Background: Frailty syndrome is associated with adverse health outcomes in older adults. Identifying factors related to frailty among older adults with diabetes can help improve their health. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy, self-care, and frailty syndrome in elderly individuals with diabetes referred to comprehensive health centers in Ardabil in 2023.
Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on 241 elderly people with diabetes referring to comprehensive health centers in Ardabil, who were selected using a multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected using demographic questionnaires, health literacy, diabetes self-care, and the Tilberg Frailty Checklist. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and analytical statistics in SPSS-26 software.
Results: The mean age of the participants was 66.56±7.35 years; the majority were female (58.40%), married (78.60%), and illiterate (29.20%), living with their spouses and children. The mean and standard deviation of health literacy, self-care, and vulnerability scores were 54.16±25.62, 113.60±15.02, and 6.02±3.17, respectively. Regression analysis indicated that female gender (β=0.142, p=0.023), age (β=0.171, p=0.002), economic status (β=0.123, p=0.028), living alone (β=0.142, p=0.006), and history of hospitalization (β=0.152, p=0.003) were significantly associated with increased frailty, while self-care showed a significant association with reduced frailty.
Conclusion: The results demonstrated that female gender, age, economic status, living alone, and history of hospitalization were significantly associated with increased frailty, whereas self-care was significantly linked to reduced frailty. It is recommended that targeted educational programs be developed to enhance health literacy and self-care, alongside the design of multifaceted interventions focusing on socio-economic factors to alleviate the burden of frailty syndrome among older diabetic adults.
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