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Health literacy among adults: A study from Turkey

dc.contributor.buuauthorÖzdemir, Hakan
dc.contributor.buuauthorAlper, Züleyha
dc.contributor.buuauthorUncu, Yeşim
dc.contributor.buuauthorBilgel, Nazan Gönül
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentAile Hekimliği Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-8349-9868
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-5225-4403
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-4539-5849
dc.contributor.researcheridABE-2261-2020
dc.contributor.researcheridD-9597-2016
dc.contributor.scopusid57197077578
dc.contributor.scopusid8580079400
dc.contributor.scopusid8892370600
dc.contributor.scopusid7801564702
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-15T11:52:09Z
dc.date.available2021-11-15T11:52:09Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description.abstractPatients' health literacy is increasingly recognized as a critical factor affecting health communication and outcomes. We performed this study to assess the levels of health literacy by using Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Newest Vital Sign (NVS) instruments. Patients (n = 456) at a family medicine clinic completed in-person interviews, REALM and NVS tests which were translated into the Turkish language by translation-back translation process. Additional questions regarding demographic characteristics were also collected. The mean scores (mean +/- standard error) for REALM and NVS were 60.2 +/- 90.32 and 2.60 +/- 0.08, respectively. The REALM test scores showed that 2.7% had inadequate (less than or equal to 6th grade), 38.6% marginal (7th to 8th grade) and 58.7% (greater than or equal to 9th grade) adequate health literacy. The NVS test score revealed a proportion of 28.1% had adequate health literacy. Educational attainment was the most important demographic characteristic found to be related to the health literacy. Reading and vocabulary skills were better than numerical capabilities. Female, primary school educated and poor economic condition participants and those who were older had the lowest scores in both the tests.
dc.identifier.citationÖzdemir, H. vd. (2010). "Health literacy among adults: A study from Turkey". Health Education Research, 25(3), 464-477.
dc.identifier.endpage477
dc.identifier.issn0268-1153
dc.identifier.issn1465-3648
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.pubmed20080808
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-77952904187
dc.identifier.startpage464
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyp068
dc.identifier.urihttps://academic.oup.com/her/article/25/3/464/653474
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11452/22655
dc.identifier.volume25
dc.identifier.wos000278817500010
dc.indexed.wosSSCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford Univ Press
dc.relation.journalHealth Education Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectCare
dc.subjectRisk
dc.subjectPerception
dc.subjectWomen
dc.subjectEducation & educational research
dc.subjectPublic, environmental & occupational health
dc.subject.emtreeAdolescent
dc.subject.emtreeAdult
dc.subject.emtreeAge
dc.subject.emtreeAged
dc.subject.emtreeArticle
dc.subject.emtreeAttitude to health
dc.subject.emtreeConsumer health information
dc.subject.emtreeCross-sectional study
dc.subject.emtreeEducational status
dc.subject.emtreeFemale
dc.subject.emtreeHealth care delivery
dc.subject.emtreeHuman
dc.subject.emtreeInterview
dc.subject.emtreeMale
dc.subject.emtreeMiddle aged
dc.subject.emtreePatient participation
dc.subject.emtreeSex difference
dc.subject.emtreeSocioeconomics
dc.subject.emtreeTurkey (republic)
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshAge factors
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshAttitude to health
dc.subject.meshCross-sectional studies
dc.subject.meshDelivery of health care
dc.subject.meshEducational status
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHealth literacy
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshInterviews as topic
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle aged
dc.subject.meshPatient participation
dc.subject.meshSex factors
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic factors
dc.subject.meshTurkey
dc.subject.meshYoung adult
dc.subject.scopusHealth Literacy; Pictogram; Kincaid
dc.subject.wosEducation & educational research
dc.subject.wosPublic, environmental & occupational health
dc.titleHealth literacy among adults: A study from Turkey
dc.typeArticle
dc.wos.quartileQ1
dspace.entity.typePublication
local.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi/Aile Hekimliği Ana Bilim Dalı
local.indexed.atPubMed
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