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Evaluation of health literacy level and related factors in older adult patients

dc.contributor.buuauthorErtem, Ugur
dc.contributor.buuauthorERTEM, UĞUR
dc.contributor.buuauthorIrdesel, Jale
dc.contributor.buuauthorİRDESEL, FATMA JALE
dc.contributor.buuauthorGoktas, Nafiye
dc.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi
dc.contributor.departmentFiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Ana Bilim Dalı
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0003-2142-2264
dc.contributor.researcheridAAD-2089-2021
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-27T13:28:21Z
dc.date.available2024-06-27T13:28:21Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Health literacy refers to the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process and understand basic health information and services. This study, aimed to determine the level of health literacy and the factors related health literacy in patients aged 65 years and over who applied to the outpatient clinic. Materials and Methods: This single-center, descriptive study was conducted between December 1, 2020, and April 31, 2021. A total of 98 patients aged 65 years and over who applied to the physical therapy and rehabilitation outpatient clinic due to musculoskeletal problems were included in the study. We assessed the patients' age, sex, education level, monthly income, marital status, and frequency of hospital admission in the last 3 months, determined patients health literacy levels, and examined the relationship between them. The Turkish Health Literacy Scale was used to evaluate patients health literacy. Results: The mean The Turkish Health Literacy Scale index score of the participants in the study was 27.92 +/- 7.53. The increase in health literacy level was statistically significant among the young aged, with high monthly income, and high education level (p 0.001). There was no statistically significant relationship between gender, marital status, frequency of admission to hospital in the last 3 months and health literacy (p 0.05). Conclusion: We determined that the level of health literacy was low in older adult patients. Informing these patients regarding this issue and improving their health literacy levels is important to ensure a more efficient use of health services.
dc.identifier.doi10.31086/tjgeri.2021.246
dc.identifier.endpage498
dc.identifier.issn1304-2947
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage490
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2021.246
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11452/42543
dc.identifier.volume24
dc.identifier.wos000737328600006
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SCI
dc.indexed.wosWOS.SSCI
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherGunes Kitabevi
dc.relation.journalTurkish Journal Of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectDecline
dc.subjectHealth literacy
dc.subjectHealth education
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectScience & technology
dc.subjectLife sciences & biomedicine
dc.subjectGeriatrics & gerontology
dc.subjectGerontology
dc.subjectGeriatrics & gerontology
dc.titleEvaluation of health literacy level and related factors in older adult patients
dc.typeArticle
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local.contributor.departmentTıp Fakültesi/Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Ana Bilim Dalı
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