Functional health literacy among primary health-care patients: data from the Belgrade pilot study

Jovic-Vranes, Aleksandra; Bjegović-Mikanović, Vesna; Marinković, Jelena

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp049

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“…An admittedly speculative explanation could be that the communication between physician and patients with lower educational background is to some degree ineffective in spite of more intense contacts. This would support the relevance of the relatively new concept of health literacy (Jovic-Vranes et al 2009). Especially, the concept of health literacy in this context merits further research.…”

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confidence: 57%

Treatment of hypertension in Germany: is there a social gradient?

Laaser¹,

Breckenkamp²,

Bjegovic

2011

Int J Public Health

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Treatment of hypertension in Germany: is there a social gradient?

Laaser¹,

Breckenkamp²,

Bjegovic

2011

Int J Public Health

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“…The similar finding was also reported by Tokuda et al 27 On the other hand there are studies showing a decrease of Health Literacy level as the age increases. 28,29 It could be speculated that the reason behind the different findings of these studies were caused by the disparities of the age and occupations.…”

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confidence: 96%

The health literacy level and eating behaviours of the teachers working at the city center of Eskisehir Turkey

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INTRODUCTIONHealth Literacy has been defined as the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand and use information in ways which promote and maintain good health. 1 The term health literacy comprises the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to obtain, process and understand the health information in a different approach which enable individual lifestyle changes, life quality improvements, prevention of diseases, and maintenance of good health. 2,3 Health literacy refers to the ability of people to develop information and efficacy acting on them, to raise awareness of the determinants of health and to understand basic health information and services in order to make appropriate health decisions.4 Individuals with low Health Literacy are reported to have difficulties in understanding the information given by healthcare providers, reading the medical labels and following a good treatment compliance. Therefore, the effectiveness of preventive care services on these people is worse. However, they are more likely to have a greater risk for hospitalization, and have a higher rate of emergency service admissions and all these increase the cost of healthcare expenses. ABSTRACT Background:The purpose of this study is to determine the level of Health Literacy of teachers who work at the city center of Eskisehir and to evaluate the relation with eating behaviors and some of possible related variables. Methods: This cross-sectional research study was conducted between 1 st of March and 28 th of April 2017 with the primary, secondary and high school teachers. Study group consists of 825 teachers who agreed to participate to the study. The Questionnaire form includes the socio-demographic variables of teachers, potential factors associated with the health literacy, Turkish Health Literacy Scale 32 (THLS-32) and The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire. Results: The mean age was 41.91±8.80 years ranging from 22 to 65 years. The median score of the general index of the THLS-32 was found to be as 32.81 and 52.1% of our study population were found to be above the median score. The participants showed a negative correlation between the scores of 'emotional eating','uncontrolled eating' scale and THLS-32, positive correlation between 'cognitive restraint' eating scale THLS-32. Conclusions: The health literacy level of teachers is important because of effecting both themselves and students. The teachers and the health care providers should collaborate on the topic more and they should be encouraged to participate in health related programmes.

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“…Third, being unable to work was also a significant predictor of being at risk for low health literacy in both univariate and multivariable models. A study conducted in Serbia found that employment status (employed vs. other) was significantly associated with health literacy (Jovic-Vranes, Bjegovic-Mikanovic, & Marinkovic, 2009). The same study also found that the number of chronic conditions was significantly associated with health literacy (Jovic-Vranes, Bjegovic-Mikanovic, & Marinkovic, 2009).…”

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“…A study conducted in Serbia found that employment status (employed vs. other) was significantly associated with health literacy (Jovic-Vranes, Bjegovic-Mikanovic, & Marinkovic, 2009). The same study also found that the number of chronic conditions was significantly associated with health literacy (Jovic-Vranes, Bjegovic-Mikanovic, & Marinkovic, 2009). Although reasons for being unable to work may have included being disabled or having significant health concerns in the current study, we did not collect specific reasons that individuals might have been unable to work which may have further informed these findings.…”

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Health Literacy among Medically Underserved: The Role of Demographic Factors, Social Influence, and Religious Beliefs

Christy

Gwede

Sutton

et al. 2017

Journal of Health Communication

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The current study examined the sociodemographic and psychosocial variables that predicted being at risk for low health literacy among a population of racially and ethnically diverse patients accessing primary care services at community-based clinics. Participants (N=416) were aged 50–75, currently not up-to-date with colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, at average CRC risk, and enrolled in a randomized controlled trial aimed at promoting CRC screening. Participants completed a baseline interview that assessed health literacy as measured by Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Revised, sociodemographic factors, and psychosocial variables (e.g., health beliefs) prior to randomization and receipt of an intervention. Thirty-six percent of participants were found to be at risk for low health literacy. Sociodemographic and psychosocial variables were assessed as predictors of being at risk for low health literacy using logistic regression. In the final model, predictors were male gender, being from a racial/ethnic minority group, being unable to work, having higher social influence scores, and having higher religious belief scores. These findings suggest several patient characteristics that may be associated with low health literacy, and highlight the importance of supporting all patients through simplified and clear communications and information to improve understanding of CRC screening information.

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Functional health literacy among primary health-care patients: data from the Belgrade pilot study

Cited by 84 publications

References 12 publications

Treatment of hypertension in Germany: is there a social gradient?

Treatment of hypertension in Germany: is there a social gradient?

The health literacy level and eating behaviours of the teachers working at the city center of Eskisehir Turkey

Health Literacy among Medically Underserved: The Role of Demographic Factors, Social Influence, and Religious Beliefs

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