Correlation between Health Literacy and Quality of Life in Iranian Menopausal Women.
Health literacy
Iran
Menopause
Quality of life
Journal
Journal of menopausal medicine
ISSN: 2288-6478
Titre abrégé: J Menopausal Med
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101632648
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2020
Apr 2020
Historique:
received:
01
12
2019
revised:
02
03
2020
accepted:
03
03
2020
entrez:
21
4
2020
pubmed:
21
4
2020
medline:
21
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Understanding the factors that promote quality of life (QOL) in menopausal women is essential for establishing educational strategies and health policies. Studies on the relationship between health literacy and QOL in menopausal women in Iran are rare. Therefore, we aimed to determine health literacy in menopausal women and its relationship with QOL. The present cross-sectional study was performed on 177 menopausal women referred to comprehensive health services in Hamadan City, Iran. Health Literacy for Iranian Adults and Menopause-Specific QOL questionnaires were used to collect information. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to assess the correlation between health literacy and QOL. The majority of menopausal women included in this study were married housewives, and 44.6% of them were 50-55 years old; furthermore, only 6.2% had adequate or good health literacy. Health literacy was significantly correlated with total QOL score and vasomotor, psychology, and physical domains ( Health literacy was associated with various domains of QOL. Therefore, health providers should pay more attention on improving health literacy by holding educational promotional programs for menopausal women to enhance their QOL.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32307949
pii: 26.34
doi: 10.6118/jmm.19018
pmc: PMC7160585
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
34-38Subventions
Organisme : Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
ID : 9805223860
Pays : Iran
Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 by The Korean Society of Menopause.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.
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