Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Influence of Health Literacy on Communication Competence in Nursing Students

간호대학생의 건강정보 이해능력이 의사소통능력에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2021.08.25
  • Accepted : 2021.11.20
  • Published : 2021.11.28
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Abstract

This study is aimed to verify the impact of health literacy on communication competence in nursing students. 104 nursing students participated in this descriptive research with an online self-reported questionnaire from May 3 to 21, 2021, at a university located in G city. The data were analyzed by two-sample t-test, ANOVA and hierarchical regression with SPSS program. The score of health literacy was 48.62/66 and the communication competence was 59.60/75. More than half perceived that the average reading level of Korean adults was higher than the actual. subjective health status(β=.309, p<.001), health literacy(β=.284, p=.002) and subjective academic grade(β=.235, p=.009) had significant influence on communication competence in the nursing students(F=10.546, p<.001). The explanatory power increased 7.3% more by adding health literacy(F=10.339, p=.002). To enhance communication competence of nursing students, more systematic curriculums to improve health literacy are needed.

본 연구의 목적은 간호대학생의 건강정보 이해능력이 의사소통능력에 미치는 영향을 검증하는 것이다. 본 연구는 서술적 조사연구로 가설검증을 위해 G시에 소재하는 일 대학 간호대학생을 대상으로 2021년 5월 3일부터 21일까지 온라인 자가설문지로 자료수집을 하여, 최종 104명이 자발적 동의 후 참여하였다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 18.0 프로그램을 사용하여 독립표본분석, 일원분산분석 및 위계적 회귀분석으로 분석하였다. 연구결과 간호대학생의 건강정보 이해능력은 48.62/66점, 의사소통능력은 59.60/75점이었고, 과반수이상이 우리나라 성인의 평균 읽기 수준을 실제보다 높게, 적합한 건강 정보의 읽기 수준은 적정 수준보다 어려워야 한다고 인식하였다. 간호대학생의 의사소통능력에 영향을 미치는 요인은 주관적 건강상태(β=.309, p<.001), 건강정보 이해능력(β=.284, p=.002), 주관적 학업성취도(β=.235, p=.009) 순이었고(F=10.546, p<.001), 건강정보 이해능력을 추가하여 설명력이 7.3% 증가하였다(F=10.339, p=.002). 간호대학생의 의사소통능력 제고을 위해 건강정보 이해능력을 증진시킬 수 있는 보다 체계화된 교육과정의 구성이 필요하다.

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