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Relationship between self-care behaviors and health literacy among elderly women in Iran, 2015.
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- Older people's health promotion policies challenges: Making an avenue for policy responses in a developing country.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Health literacy among participants from neighbourhoods with different socio-economic statuses in the southern region of Hungary: a pilot study.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Health Literacy in Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2020Review
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Abstract
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aimSelf-care is a basic concept in health promotion, regarding the importance of health literacy as a key factor in self-care. This study aimed to identify the relationship between self-care behaviors and health literacy among elderly women in Iran.
methodsThis descriptive and analytic study was performed between October and December 2015. A total of 360 participants were selected from elderly women referred to health centers. Data was collected by test of functional health literacy in adults (S-TOFHLA) and a checklist for assessment of self-care behaviors, and health information seeking. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 22) with One-Way Analysis of Variance, and the Pearson correlation coefficient, t-test and regression test.
resultsThe mean score of functional health literacy was 41.30±6.29. Of the participants, 73.6% had inadequate health literacy, 20.8% borderline health literacy, and 5.6% enough health literacy. The mean score of health information seeking was 1.791. Also, 31.9% of elderly women had poor self-care behaviors, 56.9% moderate, and 11.1% high. A significant difference was observed in mean score of health literacy between different levels of self-care (F=30.087, p<0.001). Based on regression analysis, health literacy and health information seeking predicted 19.9% of the variance of self-care behaviors.
conclusionThis study highlights the necessity of promoting health literacy and attention to its influencing factors to improve self-care ability of elderly women. In conclusion, Planning interventions to improve health literacy is essential for health promotion among elderly women.
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