Low knowledge of physical health behaviours is associated with poor diet and chronic illness in adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Stanton ◽  
David Scott ◽  
Brenda Happell
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Annual Household Income

Governments invest heavily in health promotion strategies to improve physical health behaviours. However, the dietary and physical activity practices of many Australians fail to meet minimum levels for health, leading to the unacceptably high prevalence of chronic and complex illness. Health literacy is known to impact on health behaviour, and to be related to health knowledge; however, no studies have specifically examined knowledge of physical health behaviours in an Australian context. We assessed knowledge of physical health behaviours in 1244 adults in Queensland, Australia. Almost two-thirds of respondents had a ‘Good’ knowledge of physical health behaviour. People with ‘Good’ knowledge of physical health behaviours were more likely to be female, educated beyond secondary school, be employed and have an annual household income of >$52000 (P<0.05). People with ‘Low’ knowledge of physical health behaviours were significantly more likely to report insufficient intake of vegetables and have at least one chronic illness (P<0.05). Binary logistic regression shows low daily intake of vegetables to have the strongest association with low knowledge of physical health behaviours. Given the association between health knowledge and health literacy, assessment of the knowledge of physical health behaviours may provide considerable insight into the effectiveness of future health promotion interventions.

scholarly journals Does health literacy explain the link between structural stratifiers and adolescent health?

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 919-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leena T Paakkari ◽  
Minna P Torppa ◽  
Olli-Pekka Paakkari ◽  
Raili S Välimaa ◽  
Kristiina S A Ojala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Educational Aspirations ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
School Achievement ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Positive Health

Abstract Background The concept of health literacy (HL) may help us to better understand the mechanisms leading to health disparities, and to focus on the factors that can be influenced. However, not much is yet known about how HL is related to health disparities, or whether the association exists among adolescents. The aim of the study was to examine the associations between structural stratifiers, HL and health indicators among adolescents. Methods The nationally representative Finnish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children survey data (n=3833) were collected from 13- and 15-year-old pupils in the spring of 2014. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated, and separate path models were estimated for the perceived health and health behaviour measures. Results HL was found to be an independent factor explaining disparities in health. Higher HL was related to positive health outcomes. HL also acted as a mediator between health behaviours and structural stratifiers, except for gender. School achievement and educational aspirations were among the factors explaining the HL level, which in turn, explained the health indicators. Conclusion The concept of HL is of use in understanding health disparities. In particular, HL provides a mechanism via which school achievement and educational plans affect health outcomes. Low HL places adolescents who have poor school achievement and who do not intend to continue on an academic path in an unequal position with respect to their health.

scholarly journals Women’s Health Behaviour in The Perinatal Period

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Restuning Widiasih ◽  
Ermiati, Ermiati, ◽  
Anita Setyawati
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Women’S Health ◽  
Women's Health ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Illness Prevention ◽  
Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽  
Convenience Sampling

Background Indonesia failed to achieve the maternal mortality rate target as the MDGs’ agreement in 2015. The Ministry of Health has developed health promotion and illness prevention programmes to improve women’s health and wealthiness. However, only few studies provide information of women’s health behaviour related to a health promotion and an illness prevention in the perinatal period comprehensively. This study aimed to determine women’s health behaviour related to the health promotion and the illness prevention in the perinatal period; pre, intra, and postnatal. Method This study applied a descriptive quantitative approach. Samples were chosen using the Convenience sampling method. 51 women from Sukapada, Bandung were involved in this study. Data were collected using a questionarrie and analysed using a frequency distribution. Result This study found that the majority of respondents (96%) visited health services for prenatal visit. Women also concerned with other health activities including having tetanus vaccination (49%), consuming Iron tables and nutrisious food (65% and 61% respectively), and having give birth at health facilities (100%). In contrast, this study also found that women’s participation in prenatal classes was limited (25%). In addition, to prevent prenatal and postnatal complications, women need to have a good understanding of dangerous signs in pregnancy and postpartum. However, the majority of them had limited health literacy about it. Conclusion Women’s health behaviour in the perinatal period is varied. Health education programmes are required for increasingwomen’s health literacy and awareness of health promotion and illness prevention in this period.Keywords: Health promotion, illness prevention, perinatal period. “Health Behaviour” Perempuan Usia Produktif saat Periode PerinatalAbstrakLatarbelakang, Target Millennium Development Goals tahun 2015 berkaitan dengan Angka Kematian Ibu tidak dapat dicapai oleh Indonesia. Kementerian kesehatan Republik Indonesia mengembangkan berbagai program promosi kesehatan dan pencegahan penyakit untuk meningkatkan kesehatan dan kesejahteraan perempuan. Namun, riset yang menginformasikan tentang perilaku kesehatan pada perempuan yang komprehensif berkaitan dengan promosi kesehatan dan prevensi pada periode perinatal masih terbatas. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi perilaku perempuan berkaitan dengan promosi dan prevensi kesehatan pada periode perinatal yang meliputi: hamil, melahirkan, postpartum. Metode, Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif. Sampel dipilih dengan menggunakan metode Convenience sampling. Sebanyak 51 perempuan dari Sukapada, Bandung berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner dan kemudian dianalisa dalam bentuk distribusi frekwensi. Hasil menunjukan sebagian besar perempuan (96%) melakukan kontrol kehamilan, 49% mendapatkan immunisasi TT, 65% mengkonsumsi tablet Fe, 61% mengkonsumsi makanan bergizi, dan seluruh perempuan (100%) melahirkan dengan ditolong oleh pertugas kesehatan. Namun sebaliknya, sebagian kecil perempuan (25%) berpartisipasi dalam kelas prenatal. Selain itu, dalam upaya pencegahan komplikasi kehamilan dan postpartum, perempuan diharapkan memiliki pengetahuan tentang tanda bahaya kehamilan dan postpartum. Pada kenyataan nya hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan sebagian besar responden tidak mengetahui tanda bahaya pada kehamilan dan postpartum. Kesimpulan, perilaku perempuan dalam promosi dan prevensi kesehatan di masa perinatal berbeda-beda hal tersebut mungkin disebabkan oleh factor seperti pengetahuan kesehatan. Program pendidikan kesehatan berkaitan dengan periode perinatal dibutuhkan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kesadaran perempuan berkaitan dengan upaya promosi kesehatan dan pencegahan penyakit pada periode tersebut.Kata kunci: Promosi kesehatan, pencegahan penyakit, periode perinatal.

scholarly journals Young adult health literacy on health promotion as social determinant of health: Challenges for health education practice in Lithuania

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 02005
Author(s):  
J. Cesnaviciene ◽  
A. Kalinkeviciene ◽  
S. Ustilaite
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Social Determinant ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Adult Health

A synthesis of theory, research, and practice shows that education is linked to better health through individuals’ increased health knowledge and healthy behaviour. Health literacy is put forward as the central mediator between education and health. Scientific studies have shown a strong association between the levels of health literacy and health outcomes. The aim of the study is to identify the levels of health literacy on health promotion among Lithuania’s young adults. The anonymous self-reported questionnaire survey was carried out in the period of 2014-2015. The research sample involved 842 young adults aged 18-29. Health literacy was measured using an HLS-EU-Q-47 questionnaire. The research studies suggest that less than half of Lithuanian young adults have sufficient or excellent health literacy on health promotion, which is essential in maintaining good health and the quality of life. These findings are important evidence that health education should become a priority area at all levels of educational process at every stage of the life: from childhood through adulthood.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Health Literacy and Health Behaviour in People with Diabetes: A Danish Population-Based Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karina Friis ◽  
Benedicte Donslund Vind ◽  
Rebecca K. Simmons ◽  
Helle Terkildsen Maindal
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Dietary Habits ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Sociodemographic Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Adverse Health Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship

Background. People with diabetes who have poor health behaviours are at greater risk for a range of adverse health outcomes. We aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and health behaviour (smoking, alcohol, physical activity, and diet) in people with diabetes.Methods. The study was based on respondents aged 25 years or older from a population-based survey in 2013 who reported having diabetes (n=1685). Two dimensions from the Health Literacy Questionnaire were used: “understand health information” and “actively engage with healthcare providers.” We used logistic regression to examine the association between health literacy and health behaviour.Results. After adjustment for sociodemographic factors, individuals with diabetes who found it difficult to understand information about health had higher odds of being physically inactive (OR: 3.43, 95% CI: 2.14–5.51) and having unhealthy dietary habits (OR: 3.01, 95% CI: 1.63–5.58). Similar results were observed for individuals who found it difficult to actively engage with healthcare providers. No associations were found between the two dimensions of health literacy and smoking and alcohol consumption.Conclusion. When developing health services and interventions to improve health behaviour among people with diabetes, our results suggest that they may benefit by including focus on health literacy.

scholarly journals Association between Self-Efficacy and Health Behaviour in Disease Control: A Systematic Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Affendi Isa ◽  
Nor Asiah Muhamad ◽  
Normi Mustapha ◽  
Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip ◽  
Noor Aliza Lodz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Negative Control ◽  
Mediation Effect

BACKGROUND: Self-efficacy is defined as his or her belief of their capacity to produce specific performance attainments where represent the ability of positive and negative control over their own motivation, behavior, and social environment. Interventions to increase self-efficacy are a potentially effective way of changing health behavior towards attractive results, however the subject has not been systematically reviewed. This review aims to assess the relationship between self-efficacy and change in good health behaviour.METHODS: A comprehensive and extensive search of four bibliographic data bases was conducted for papers reporting health promotion and educational interventions that explicitly targeted self-efficacy in order to change health behaviour in achieving better disease control.RESULTS: Out of 314 studies, 13 were included in the review. Of these, 8 were found to have significant association between self-efficacy and specific health behaviours. However, 5 studies failed to show any significant prediction towards health behavior. Another 6 studies showed either significant mediation effect or indirect relationship of self-efficacy and health behaviours.CONCLUSIONS: Self-efficacy appears to be an important psychosocial construct that may directly or indirectly affect health behaviour to control diseases. Self-efficacy may also function as a link between effective health promotion and educational interventions and health behaviour change in disease control.

PROMOSI KESEHATAN DALAM PENCEGAHAN HIPERTENSI DAN PERILAKU MEROKOK DI DUSUN COMBONGAN YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 879
Author(s):  
Tri Wahyuni Sukesi
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Smoking Behavior ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Frequency Method ◽  
Reading Material ◽  
Prevention Of Hypertension ◽  
And Control

AbstrakHipertensi dan rokok merupakan hasil analisis prioritas masalah dengan menggunakan metode USGF (Urgency, Seriousness, Growth, dan Frequency) di dusun Combongan Yogyakarta. Berdasarkan hasil prioritas masalah ini maka diambil suatu upaya pencegahan dan pengendalian dengan melakukan promosi kesehatan pencegahan hipertensi dan perilaku merokok. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan warga tentang hipertensi dan bahaya merokok. Harapannya dengan pengetahuan yang baik dapat meningkatkan perilaku yang baik juga dalam pencegahan hipertensi dan perilaku merokok. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan penyuluhan secara langsung kepada warga dengan menggunakan powerpoint dan juga membagikan leaflet sebagai bahan bacaan. Hasil yang diperoleh adalah kegiatan penyuluhan berjalan dengan baik dan warga peserta penyuluhan aktif bertanya dan mengikuti kegiatan penyuluhan sampai selesai.Penyuluhan dilakukan dengan interaktif antara narasumber dengan warga peserta penyuluhan.Kata kunci: Hipertensi, rokok, penyuluhan.AbstractHypertension and cigarettes are the result of priority analysis of problems using the USGF (Urgency, Seriousness, Growth, and Frequency) method in the Combongan Yogyakarta. Based on the priority results of this problem, an effort to prevent and control is taken by conducting health promotion to prevent hypertension and smoking behavior. This activity aims to increase people's knowledge about hypertension and the dangers of smoking. With good knowledge can improve good behavior also in the prevention of hypertension and smoking behavior. The method used is counseling directly to residents by using powerpoint and also distributing leaflets as reading material. The results obtained were counseling activities went well and the counseling participants actively asked and participated in the extension activities until they were finished. Counseling was carried out interactively between informants and community members.Keywords: Hypertension, cigarettes, counseling.

Health Literacy and Long-Term Care Needs among Thai Elderly in Rural Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 103 (12) ◽  
pp. 1315-1324
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptom ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Health Knowledge ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Study Results

Background: Factors related to long-term care needs have been studied widely, but there is limited research about the influence of health literacy on long-term care needs among the elderly in rural communities where the social context and care environment are uniquely different. Objective: To examine factors influencing long-term care needs among Thai elderly in rural communities. Materials and Methods: The present study used the cross-sectional design. The study sample included 477 elderly persons, who were members of the communities in Nakhon Ratchasima Province. Multi-stage random sampling was used to select participants. They were interviewed using the demographic and health information questionnaire, the Thai Geriatric Depression Scale (TGDS), the health literacy scale of Thai adults and long-term care needs questionnaire. The selected factors examined as independent variables included some demographic factors, depressive symptom, and health literacy. Results: The present study results revealed significant positive relationships existing between long-term care needs with age and depressive symptom, while negative relationships between income and health literacy were reported. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that four of nine determinants of long-term care needs: age, depressive symptom, health knowledge and understanding, and ability managing their health condition significantly predicted long-term care needs at a level of 18% (R² adjusted=0.18, p<0.001). Conclusion: The present study results showed associations between personal and health literacy factors with long-term care needs. These findings prove that it is vitally important for healthcare professionals to consider the rural elderly’s mental health status and health literacy when providing care and planning treatment. Keywords: Health literacy, Long-term care needs, Rural community

Mental Health Literacy: A Strategy for Global Adolescent Mental Health Promotion

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-83
Author(s):  
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers ◽  
Maria Guevara Carpio ◽  
Mark D. Weist
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Global Mental Health ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Adolescent Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Promotion ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Structural Components

Background: Adolescence is defined by key transitional elements which are considered within a cross-cultural context. The importance of building mental health capacity for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as well as high-income countries (HICs) is reviewed. Objectives: To review the developmental period of adolescence, global needs for mental health promotion, the needs of LMICs while emphasizing building adolescent mental health capacity, and the importance of efforts to promote mental health literacy. Methods: Mental health literacy (MHL) is presented as a strategy that can increase public awareness regarding mental health issues among adolescents. Increased awareness through an MHL framework is discussed as a way to build adolescent mental health capacity; with this work ideally occurring through global communities of practice (COP), dialogue, collaboration, and mutual support that aim to build innovation in systems of mental health promotion. Results: The authors review structural components in research, practice, and policy that seek to build global adolescent mental health capacity, nested within COPs involving HICs and LMICs working together to advance mental health promotion for children, adolescents, and young people. Conclusion: The article concludes with a discussion of how the three structural components (i.e., research, practice, and policy) can address gaps in the provision of global mental health services for adolescents to meet adolescent mental health needs in LMICs and HICs. A multi-sectoral approach emphasizing a global COP is presented as a way to scale up capacity and maximize outcomes.

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