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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2019

Determining the relationship between health literacy level and quality of life among the elderly living in nursing homes.

Aidin Aryankhesal, Noureddin Niknam, Mahdi Hasani, Nezamaddin Mengelizadeh, Nahid Aghaei, Zeinab Ghaedchukamei, Asaad Ranaei, Ehsan Allah Kalteh, Beheshteh Naghdi

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Aidin AryankhesalDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Noureddin NiknamDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahdi HasaniDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nezamaddin MengelizadehDepartment of Environmental Health Engineering, Research Center of Health, Safety and Environment, Evaz Faculty of Health, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran.
Nahid AghaeiDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Educational Instructor of Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery School, Sari, Iran.
Zeinab GhaedchukameiDepartment of Health Services Management, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Asaad RanaeiDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ehsan Allah KaltehHealth Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Beheshteh NaghdiDeputy of Education, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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backgroundThe literacy level of the elderly is predictive of health behaviors, average hospitalization in health centers, and the type of verbal interaction with health service providers; as the level of literacy changes, the quality of life may also change. This study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy level and quality of life among the elderly living in nursing homes in 2018-2019. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study was of a descriptive-analytic, correlation type that was performed on 175 elderly of selected nursing homes in Tehran. The research tools included the Abbreviated Mental Test; Control, Autonomy, Pleasure and Self-realization questionnaire-19; and Health Literacy of Iranian Adults Questionnaire (HELIA). Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS 22 software.

resultsThe total score of health literacy and the quality of life of the elderly was 51.01 and 47.75, respectively. The literacy of most of the studied samples was "inadequate" and "not much adequate" (0-66). The relationship between health literacy and quality of life in the elderly was significant, and there was a direct and statistically significant relationship between them (

conclusionThe results showed a lack of enough education literacy, the average quality of life, and the existence of a significant relationship between health literacy and quality of life in the elderly. The wide range of inadequate literacy in the elderly reveals the importance of paying more attention to the issue of literacy in health planning and health promotion at the national and local levels.

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Elderlyhealth literacynursing homequality of life

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