KRONİK KAS-İSKELET SİSTEMİ HASTALIĞI OLAN HASTALARDA YETERSİZ SAĞLIK OKURYAZARLIĞININ YAYGINLIĞI VE İLİŞKİLİ FAKTÖRLER

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Amaç: Yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlığının boyutlarının bilinmemesi, sadece sağlık çalışanları için değil tüm toplum için önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunudur. Bu yüzden politikacıların bunu bir yatırım olarak görmesini sağlamak ve etkin kaynaklara hizmeti teşvik etmek gerekmektedir. Yeni ve farklı stratejiler geliştirmek için yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlığınının farkında olmak önemlidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlığı yaygınlığını belirlemek ve sağlık okuryazarlığının kronik kas-iskelet hastalıkları olan hastalarda sosyodemografik özellikler ile ilişkisini incelemekti.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya çeşitli kronik kas-iskelet sistemi hastalıkları olan 423 hasta alındı. Sağlık okuryazarlığı düzeyi Tıpta Yetişkin Okuryazarlığı Hızlı Tahmini ve En Yeni Yaşamsal Bulgu anketleri kullanılarak ölçüldü. Katılımcıların bilişsel düzeyi Mini Mental Durum Değerlendirme Testi ile belirlendi.
Sonuçlar: Tıpta Yetişkin Okuryazarlığı Hızlı Tahmini ile değerlendirilen hastaların yaklaşık % 17,3’ünde yetersiz sağlık okur yazarlığı olduğu belirlendi. En Yeni Yaşamsal Bulgu anketi kullanılarak değerlendirilen hastaların % 27,2’den fazlasında yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlığı ve düşük aritmetik beceriler olduğu bulundu.
Tartışma: Kronik kas-iskelet sistemi hastalıkları olan kişilerde yetersiz sağlık okuryazarlığı ve aritmetik beceriler yaygındır. Bu durum ileri yaş, düşük eğitim düzeyi ve düşük bilişsel düzeyi ile ilişkilidir. Sağlık hizmetlerinde çeşitli stratejiler ile sağlık okuryazarlığı geliştirilerek tedavide daha başarılı sonuçlar elde edilebilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Sağlık Okuryazarlığı,Sağlık Hizmetleri

PREVALENCE AND RELATED FACTORS OF LIMITED HEALTH LITERACY IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES

Abstract

Purpose: Not knowing the dimensions of inadequate health literacy is an important public health issue not just for healthcare professionals but all population. It is, therefore, necessary to ensure that politicians see this as an investment and to encourage service to productive resources. It is important to be aware of limited health literacy to develop new and different strategies. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of limited health literacy and to examine the relationship between health readiness and socio-demographic characteristics in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods: A total of 423 patients who have different chronic musculoskeletal disorders were recruited into the study. The level of health literacy was measured using Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine and Newest Vital Sign instruments. The cognitive level of participants was estimated using Mini-Mental Status Examination Test.
Results: Approximately 17.3 percent of participants assessed using Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine had limited health literacy. More than 27.2 percent of participants evaluated using the Newest Vital Sign had limited literacy and lower numeracy skills.
Conclusion: Limited health literacy and numeracy skills are common in patients who have different chronic musculoskeletal disorders. It is associated with older age, lower level of education, and lower cognitive level. Healthcare literacy can be improved with various strategies in health services, and more successful outcomes can be obtained in treatment.

Keywords

• Health Care,Health Literacy

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