Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the health literacy of patients receiving hemodialysis and to determine the relationship between health literacy, quality of life, and physical activity level.
Methods: The study was conducted in a cross-sectional design with 113 hemodialysis patients who met the inclusion criteria and who were treated at a Private Dialysis Center between September and October 2023. Personal Information Form, European Health Literacy Scale Turkish Adaptation, International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form, and Kidney Disease Quality of Life Scale were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using percentage distributions, means, standard deviation, median values, Pearson and Spearman Correlation Analysis, Chi-Square Test, One-Way Analysis of Variance, Kruskal-Wallis Analysis of Variance, and p<0.05 was accepted as the cut-off value for statistical significance.
Results: The health literacy level of hemodialysis patients was found to be "problematic" with a mean total scale score of 25.9±82 points. 48.7% of the patients had low physical activity level. Statistical differences were found between personal characteristics such as age, marital status and educational status and health literacy dimensions (p<0.05). While a statistically significant relationship was found between health literacy and physical activity value (p<0.05), no statistically significant relationship was found with quality of life (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Hemodialysis patients should be evaluated at regular intervals individualized interventions should be developed and patients should be guided to increase their health literacy and physical activity levels.
Renal Insufficiency Hemodialysis Health Literacy Sedentary Behavior Quality of Life
Ethics committee permission was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Sakarya University of Applied Sciences and institutional permission was obtained from the unit manager where the study was conducted (decision dated 07.07.2023 and numbered 33/3). The research was conducted in accordance with the rules in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the health literacy of patients receiving hemodialysis and to determine the relationship between health literacy, quality of life, and physical activity level.
Methods: The study was conducted in a cross-sectional design with 113 hemodialysis patients who met the inclusion criteria and who were treated at a Private Dialysis Center between September and October 2023. Personal Information Form, European Health Literacy Scale Turkish Adaptation, International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form, and Kidney Disease Quality of Life Scale were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using percentage distributions, means, standard deviation, median values, Pearson and Spearman Correlation Analysis, Chi-Square Test, One-Way Analysis of Variance, Kruskal-Wallis Analysis of Variance, and p<0.05 was accepted as the cut-off value for statistical significance.
Results: The health literacy level of hemodialysis patients was found to be "problematic" with a mean total scale score of 25.9±82 points. 48.7% of the patients had low physical activity level. Statistical differences were found between personal characteristics such as age, marital status and educational status and health literacy dimensions (p<0.05). While a statistically significant relationship was found between health literacy and physical activity value (p<0.05), no statistically significant relationship was found with quality of life (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Hemodialysis patients should be evaluated at regular intervals individualized interventions should be developed and patients should be guided to increase their health literacy and physical activity levels.
Renal Insufficiency Hemodialysis Health Literacy Sedentary Behavior Quality of Life
Ethics committee permission was obtained from the Ethics Committee of Sakarya University of Applied Sciences and institutional permission was obtained from the unit manager where the study was conducted (decision dated 07.07.2023 and numbered 33/3). The research was conducted in accordance with the rules in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Klinik Tıp Bilimleri (Diğer), Dahili Hastalıklar Hemşireliği |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
Yazarlar | |
Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 19 Ağustos 2024 |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 31 Ağustos 2024 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 3 Mart 2024 |
Kabul Tarihi | 1 Temmuz 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2024 |
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