TY - JOUR TT - DETERMING THE LEVEL OF HEALTH LITERACY ANDEVULATING DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS AU - Ölmez, Emir Hasan AU - Barkan, Onur Burak PY - 2015 DA - July JF - Balkan Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi JO - BJSS PB - Tekirdag Namik Kemal University WT - DergiPark SN - 2146-8494 SP - 121 EP - 127 VL - 4 IS - 8 KW - Sağlık Okuryazarlığı KW - Sağlık Hizmetleri KW - Sağlık Eğitimi KW - Hasta Doktor İlişkisi N2 - Health literacy is a culture-building ability which improves and supports the skills relating to understand health information, use actively medical advices and provide good health level, reach information and services to protect health and take advantage of health system. The aim of this study is to determine the level of health literacy of patients, their opinions about the relations of patient and physician and the impact of health literacy on patient-physician communication. The research is a descriptive and cross-sectional field study. Its sample consists of 400 patients who applied to different health care providers last 6 months . According to findings of study, patients who prefer government hospitals think more positively about relations of patient-physician. Men evaluate their level of health literacy higher. As age increase, the level of health literacy decrease. In conclusion, training programmes and health policies should be focused and organized to improve health literacy CR - Peerson A., Saunders M. (2009) Health Literacy Revisited: What Do We Mean And Why Does It Matter? Health Promot. Int., April 16, 2009; (2009) Dap014v1. CR - Sönmez, B. Faika (2009), Sağlık Bakanlığı Temel Sağlık Hizmetleri Genel Müdürlüğü, Sağlık Okuryazarlığının Önemi, Antalya CR - Nielsen-Bohlman, L., Panzer, A.M., Kindig, D.A. (2004). Health Literacy: A Prescription To End Confusion, Erişim: [www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309091179], Eriģim Tarihi: 05.04.2010 CR - Nutbeam, D. (2000). Health Literacy As A Public Health Goal: A Challenge For Contemporary Health Education And Communication Strategies Into The 21st Century. Health Promotion International, 15 (3): 9–1 CR - Yılmaz, F., Yavuz Çolak, M., Ersoy, K., ( 2009 ) Sağlık Okuryazarlığın Hasta Hekim İlişkisine Etkisi, Başkent Üniversitesi, Sayfa:2, Sayfa: UR - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/bsbd/issue//539043 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/669356 ER -