Evaluation of the health literacy levels of patients applying to Family Medicine outpatient clinics

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dc.contributor.authorGamsizkan, Zerrin
dc.contributor.authorSungur, Mehmet Ali
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T18:46:56Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T18:46:56Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractBackground. Today, the concept of health literacy is used to determine the health needs of the population in parallel with ever-increasing health knowledge. Objectives. The aim of the study is to evaluate the health literacy level of patients who apply to the Family Medicine preventive health services of Duzce University Hospital and to investigate the relevant factors that may be related to health literacy. Material and methods. This study was a cross-sectional study carried out between October 2018 and April 2019. The patients were evaluated utilizing the Health Literacy Survey-European Union (HLS-EU) scale. The study took place in Duzce Medical Faculty Hospital, Turkey. Results. A total of 816 patients, 48.5% (n = 396) of them male and 51.4% (n = 420) female, were included in the study. The general health literacy levels of the patients were as follows: 30.6% (n = 250) insufficient, 33.4% (n = 272) limited, 28.9% (n = 236) sufficient, 7.1% (n = 58) excellent. According to all subdimensions and matrix averages of the scale used in the study, the mean score that patients received in understanding and applying health information in the disease prevention dimension (8.45 +/- 2.30, 8.10 +/- 2.38, respectively) was found to be lower than health care (11.20 +/- 2.72, 11.63 +/- 3.01, respectively). Conclusions. The study results revealed a lower level of health literacy in terms of disease prevention rather than healthcare utilization. Initiatives to increase people's knowledge of disease prevention should be planned.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5114/fmpcr.2021.105907
dc.identifier.endpage162en_US
dc.identifier.issn1734-3402
dc.identifier.issn2449-8580
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85116354381en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage157en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2021.105907
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/10064
dc.identifier.volume23en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000675417000006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTermedia Publishing House Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofFamily Medicine And Primary Care Reviewen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjecthealth literacyen_US
dc.subjecthealth promotionen_US
dc.subjectpreventive medicineen_US
dc.subjectprimary health careen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the health literacy levels of patients applying to Family Medicine outpatient clinicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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