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http://dx.doi.org/10.5977/jkasne.2013.19.4.558

Health Literacy: An Evolutionary Concept Analysis  

Kim, Sungeun (Department of Nursing, Daedong College)
Oh, Jina (Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science Inje University)
Lee, Yunmi (Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science Inje University)
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The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education / v.19, no.4, 2013 , pp. 558-570 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: In these days, the concept of health literacy becomes important because it is essential to have a clear grasp of patients' basic ability to understand health-care information. Therefore, we intended to discover attributes, antecedents and consequences of health literacy through contextual analysis. Method: Following Rodgers' evolutionary concept analysis, we did a literary review. The databases KMBase, KoreaMed, Kstudy, NDSL, and RISS were searched for articles. Among published literature about health literacy, twenty articles which satisfied the inclusion criteria were chosen. Results: Health literacy consists of three attributes: information seeking, information understanding, and information utilizing. Furthermore antecedents are as follows: health status, health belief, socioeconomic status, and information quality. Finally, we were able to explain the consequences of health literacy by showing improvement of self-care and interaction, and a decrease of social costs. Conclusion: We expect this study to guide the direction of future studies, and as a concept analysis that examines the conceptual attributes in the context of health literacy. Based on the result of this study, the design of a standardized tool and the program of health literacy promotion education need to be developed.
Keywords
Health literacy; Concept formation;
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