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Relationship between Health Literacy and Health status among Community-dwelling Elderly

지역사회 거주 노인의 건강문해력과 건강상태 간의 관계

  • Received : 2020.11.30
  • Accepted : 2021.01.20
  • Published : 2021.01.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify health literacy among elderly and to investigate the relationships between healthy literacy and health status. A cross-sectional study was conducted with a sample of 158 participants between July and December 2019. The linguistic and functional health literacy (using the KHLAT and NVS) and self-rated physical and mental health were assessed. Above third of elderly have difficulties reading and understanding linguistic and functional health literacy. There were significant differences in health literacy according to residence, spouse, living together, educational level, occupation, monthly income, and number of diagnosed disease. Linguistic and functional health literacy and self-rated physical and mental health are closely related. Sociodemographic and disease related factors such as residence, educational level, monthly income, and multi-morbidity need to be considered when developing educational programs to improve health literacy. It could be possible to promote health status by improving the health literacy through individualized convergent educational program.

본 연구의 목적은 노인의 건강문해력 정도를 파악하고 건강문해력과 건강상태 간의 관계를 규명하기 위함이다. 본 연구는 횡단적 서술적 조사 연구방법으로, 2019년 7월부터 12월까지 158명의 참여자를 대상으로 수행되었다. 언어적 건강문해력과 기능적 건강문해력은 각각 한국형 의료정보이해능력측정도구와 Newest Vital Sign을 이용하였고, 주관적 신체적, 정신적 건강상태의 자료를 수집하였다. 노인 대상자의 1/3 이상이 언어적, 기능적 건강문해력이 낮은 것으로 나타났고, 거주지, 배우자 유무, 동거가족 유무, 교육수준, 직업 유무, 월평균 가족 소득수준, 보유질환 개수에 따라 건강문해력에 차이를 보였다. 언어적, 기능적 건강문해력 수준에 따라 주관적 신체적, 정신적 건강상태에 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 건강문해력을 향상시키기 위한 교육 프로그램 개발 시 거주지, 교육수준, 월평균 가족소득, 보유질환 개수와 같은 사회인구학적 요인과 질병관련 요인을 고려할 필요가 있으며, 맞춤형 융합적 교육 프로그램으로 건강문해력 수준을 향상시킴으로써 건강상태 증진을 도모할 수 있겠다.

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Acknowledgement

This article was supported by the research year funds from Kyungil University in 2019

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