Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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Health Literacy of Inpatients at General Hospital

입원 환자의 건강정보문해력에 관한 연구

  • Hong, In Hwa (Department of Nursing Science Graduate School, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Eun, Young (College of Nursing, Institute of Health Sciences, Gerontological Health Research Center, Gyeongsang National University)
  • 홍인화 (경상대학교 대학원) ;
  • 은영 (경상대학교 간호대학.건강과학연구원 노인건강연구센터)
  • Received : 2012.06.20
  • Accepted : 2012.10.18
  • Published : 2012.10.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the health literacy of inpatients at general hospitals. Methods: The sample of this study was 157 inpatients from secondary general hospitals located in a J city during April 1st to April 15th, 2011. The linguistic health literacy was measured by Korean Health Literacy Assessment Tool (KHLAT). The functional health literacy was measured by Korean Functional Health Literacy Test (KFHLT). Results: The mean score of the linguistic health literacy was $36.03{\pm}16.33$ (percent of correct answer: 54.6%). The mean score of the functional health literacy was $9.62{\pm}4.75$ (percent of correct answer: 56.6%). The linguistic and functional health literacy were by age, education level, marital status, socioeconomic status and their health status. There was statistically a significant correlation between the linguistic health literacy and the functional health literacy (r=.75, p<.001). Conclusion: The health literacy of inpatients was strongly related to education level and age. There is a need to develop the educational materials for adjusting the health literacy level of inpatients.

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