ArticleBMC primary care2022
Patients' health literacy and health behaviour assessment in primary health care: evidence from a cross-sectional survey.
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Abstract
backgroundHealth literacy is defined as a person's ability to find, understand, and use health-related information when making health-related decisions. Patients with lower health literacy more frequently face difficulties when they have health issues or need medical help. Such patients are less likely to visit health care facilities and receive less help, which subsequently leads to higher hospitalization and mortality rates. Patients with better health literacy skills pay more attention to their health behaviours.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional survey conducted in two primary health care centres-one public and one private-in Lithuania. The study enrolled patients who were visiting family physicians (n = 399). The study used the Health Literacy Survey European Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47). Calculation of means and two independent samples were used for statistical analysis, and a correlation coefficient was calculated.
resultsThe majority (40.6%) of respondents had problematic health literacy, while only 7% had excellent health literacy. Better health literacy was observed among younger patients (aged below 30 years), residing in urban areas, having higher education, and living with a partner. Inadequate or problematic health literacy was noted among 83.6% of respondents aged 59 years and older; similar rates were also observed among patients with basic or primary education (76.1%), secondary education (76.6%), and divorced patients (86%). Respondents with better health literacy also had better health behaviours (p < 0.05).
conclusionsHealth literacy is influenced by age, residence, education, and family status. Patients with better health literacy also reported better health behaviours.
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