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Health literacy in elderly people: A quantitative research example from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey

Yaşlılarda sağlık okuryazarlığı: Türkiye Doğu Karadeniz örneğinde nicel bir araştırma

Pages
41–54
Publication Date
2021-04-23
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Conclusion: Health literacy of individuals aged 65 and over was found to be inadequate.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the health literacy status of people aged 65 and over in Turkey.
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Key Findings & Data:The population consisted of people aged 65 and over living in the centre of a province. 2017 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute were used for the sample size.
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Conclusion & Impact:Conclusion: Health literacy of individuals aged 65 and over was found to be inadequate.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2017 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Yaşlı · sağlık okuryazarlığı · nicel araştırma

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the health literacy status of people aged 65 and over in Turkey. Methods: This study is descriptive and cross-sectional. The population consisted of people aged 65 and over living in the centre of a province. 2017 data from the Turkish Statistical Institute were used for the sample size. Following the calculations, sampling was taken from 486 people. Data were collected between January and May 2018. Ethical permission was obtained prior to the study. Participants were selected according to the improbable method among those who came to primary health institutions. A survey form was used as a data collection tool. The first part of the form determined the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. TSOY-32 was used in the second section. A score 0 indicated the lowest HL and the score 50 indicated the highest HL in the scale. Results: The average score of the study participants in the ‘Turkey Health Literacy-32’ test was 24.40 ± 7.70. In this study, score means were high among people with regular health checks, those who did not use unprescribed medication, those who quit smoking, who exercised regularly and who had adequate nutrition. Conclusion: Health literacy of individuals aged 65 and over was found to be inadequate.

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Amaç: Araştırmanın amacı 65 yaş ve üşüt kişilerin sağlık okuryazarlığını belirlemektir. Yöntem: Araştırma tanımlayıcı kesitsel tiptedir. Evren bir ilin merkezinde yaşayan 65 yaş ve üstü kişilerden oluşmaktadır. Örneklem büyüklüğü için Türkiye İstatistik Kurumunun 2017 verileri kullanılmıştır. Hesaplamalar sonrası örnekleme 486 kişi alınmıştır. Veriler ocak-Mayıs 2018 arasında toplanmıştır. Katılımcılar birinci basamak sağlık kurumlarına gelenler arasından olasılıksız yönteme göre seçilmiştir. Veri toplama aracı olarak anket formu kullanılmıştır. Formun ilk bölümü katılımcıların sosyo-demografik özelliklerini saptamaktadır. İkinci bölümde TSOY-32 kullanılmıştır. Çalışma; Ocak-Mayıs 2018 tarihleri arasında yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın evrenini İlin Merkezinde yaşayan yaşlı nüfus oluşturmuştur. Bulgular: Araştırmadaki katılımcılar için “Türkiye Sağlık Okuryazarlığı-32 Ölçeği” genel toplam puan ortalaması 24.40 ± 7.70 olup yetersiz SOY kategorisindedir. Bu araştırmada ölçeğin; genel, boyut ve süreç puan ortalama indekslerinin; yaş arttıkça düşme gösterdiği, erkeklerde, yaşamının çoğunluğunu kentsel alanda geçirenlerde, eğitim düzeyi yüksek olanlarda, evlilerde, halen çalışıyor olanlarda, ailede alınan kararlara katılıyor olanlarda yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Araştırmada ölçeğin genel puan ortalama indeksinin; düzenli sağlık kontrolü yaptıranlarda, reçetesiz ilaç kullanma alışkanlığı olmayanlarda, sigarayı bırakmış olanlarda, düzenli egzersiz yapanlarda ve düzenli beslenenlerde daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir

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YIGITBAS, C., GENÇ, F. (2021). Health literacy in elderly people: A quantitative research example from the Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Public Health, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1, 41–54. https://ajindex.com/articles/944249

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