Health Literacy Status and Its Relationship with Quality of Life among Nurses in Teaching Hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.
Health literacy
Iran
hospitals
nurses
quality of life
teaching
Journal
Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research
ISSN: 1735-9066
Titre abrégé: Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101558775
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
10
1
2019
pubmed:
10
1
2019
medline:
10
1
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Health literacy can be considered as a factor affecting healthcare providers' decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy status and its relationship with quality of life among the nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. To this end, 185 nurses from hospitals were selected by stratified random sampling. The data collection instruments included the standardized Health Literacy Questionnaire and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics as well as t test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multivariate linear regression analysis using SPSS The mean scores for health literacy and quality of life were 70.06 (12.98) and 60.86 (17.26), respectively. A significant relationship was observed between the health literacy and quality of life ( A significant relationship was observed between health literacy and quality of life in nurses. Healthcare policy-makers are suggested to take measures to develop programs on promoting health literacy and related skills to improve the status of quality of life among nurses.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Health literacy can be considered as a factor affecting healthcare providers' decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy status and its relationship with quality of life among the nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. To this end, 185 nurses from hospitals were selected by stratified random sampling. The data collection instruments included the standardized Health Literacy Questionnaire and the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. The data were analyzed through descriptive statistics as well as t test, analysis of variance, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multivariate linear regression analysis using SPSS
RESULTS
RESULTS
The mean scores for health literacy and quality of life were 70.06 (12.98) and 60.86 (17.26), respectively. A significant relationship was observed between the health literacy and quality of life (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
A significant relationship was observed between health literacy and quality of life in nurses. Healthcare policy-makers are suggested to take measures to develop programs on promoting health literacy and related skills to improve the status of quality of life among nurses.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30622582
doi: 10.4103/ijnmr.IJNMR_205_17
pii: IJNMR-24-73
pmc: PMC6298171
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
73-79Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Nothing to declare.
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