THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH PERCEPTION IN ELDERLY LIVING IN NURSING HOME IN TURKEY        
Yazarlar (6)
Burcu Bayrak Kahraman
Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Ümit Görgülü
T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı, Türkiye
Ülkü Polat
Gazi Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Şükrü Ekenler
Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Evre Yılmaz
Kto Karatay Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Burak ŞİRİN Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Açık Erişim Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı Turk Geriatri Dergisi
Dergi ISSN 1304-2947 Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 03-2022
Cilt No 25
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 161 / 172
DOI Numarası 10.31086/tjgeri.2022.273
Makale Linki https://geriatri.dergisi.org/uploads/pdf/pdf_TJG_1312.pdf
Özet
Introduction: Changes seen by ageing can affect the level of health literacy and the perception of health. This study was carried out to examine the relationship between health literacy and health perception in the elderly. Materials and Method: This study was designed as a descriptive study. The sample consisted of 238 elderly individuals living in two nursing homes in Turkey between July and October 2018. The Health Literacy Scale, the Perception of Health Scale and a questionnaire form were used to collect data. Results: In this study, the mean score of Health Literacy Scale was found to be 47.08 ± 13.38, and the Perception of Health Scale mean score was 52.64 ± 6.50. A low positive correlation was found between Health Literacy Scale and Perception of Health Scale (r = 0.341, p < 0.001). A statistically significant difference was observed among educational status, occupation, economical status, chronic disease, regular check-ups, participation in nursing home activities on a permanent basis and the Health Literacy Scale mean scores (p < 0.05). A statistically significant difference was noted among educational status, occupation, chronic disease and the Perception of Health Scale mean scores (p < 0.05) Conclusion: While health perception was found to be moderate in the elderly participants, health literacy was determined as low. This study showed a relationship between health literacy and health perception in the elderly. This results could be used as evidence for designing and providing training programs for health literacy and the perception of health.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Aged | Health Literacy | Nursing Homes