Health literacy and health-promoting behaviors status among employees in Hamadan

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-129
Author(s):  
Sahar Khoshravesh ◽  
Fourozan Rezapur-Shahkolai ◽  
Zahra Taheri-Kharameh ◽  
Babak Moeini ◽  
Khadijeh Bandehelahi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting

Gender Differences and Their Influences on T2DM Self-Management Among Spanish-Speaking Latinx Immigrants

2021 ◽  
pp. 154041532110117
Author(s):  
Cheryl A. Smith-Miller ◽  
Diane C. Berry ◽  
Cass T. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Excessive Alcohol

Introduction: Evidence suggests that gender may influence many aspects of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) self-management (SM) and we posit that limited English language–proficient Latinx immigrants face additional challenges. Methods: Instruments and semi-structured interviews were used to examine gender differences on health literacy, diabetes knowledge, health-promoting behaviors, diabetes, eating and exercise self-efficacy (SE), and T2DM SM practices among a cohort of limited English language–proficient Latinx immigrants. Statistical and qualitative analysis procedures were performed comparing males and females. Results: Thirty persons participated. Males tended to be older, have higher educational achievement, and more financial security than females. Physiologic measures tended worse among female participants. Health literacy and exercise SE scores were similar, but females scored lower on Eating and Diabetes SE. Forty-seven percent ( n= 9) of the women reported a history of gestational diabetes mellitus and a majority of men ( n = 7) cited difficulty with excessive alcohol. Consumption: Males appeared to receive more SM support compared to females. Females more frequently noted how family obligations and a lack of support impeded their SM. Work environments negatively influenced SM practices. Conclusion: Men and women have unique SM challenges and as such require individualized strategies and support to improve T2DM management.

scholarly journals Sometimes more is more: iterative participatory design of infographics for engagement of community members with varying levels of health literacy

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 174-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Arcia ◽  
Niurka Suero-Tejeda ◽  
Michael E Bales ◽  
Jacqueline A Merrill ◽  
Sunmoo Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Patient Reported Outcomes ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Clinical Communication ◽  
Learning Health System ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Health Promoting

Abstract Objective To collaborate with community members to develop tailored infographics that support comprehension of health information, engage the viewer, and may have the potential to motivate health-promoting behaviors. Methods The authors conducted participatory design sessions with community members, who were purposively sampled and grouped by preferred language (English, Spanish), age group (18–30, 31–60, >60 years), and level of health literacy (adequate, marginal, inadequate). Research staff elicited perceived meaning of each infographic, preferences between infographics, suggestions for improvement, and whether or not the infographics would motivate health-promoting behavior. Analysis and infographic refinement were iterative and concurrent with data collection. Results Successful designs were information-rich, supported comparison, provided context, and/or employed familiar color and symbolic analogies. Infographics that employed repeated icons to represent multiple instances of a more general class of things (e.g., apple icons to represent fruit servings) were interpreted in a rigidly literal fashion and thus were unsuitable for this community. Preliminary findings suggest that infographics may motivate health-promoting behaviors. Discussion Infographics should be information-rich, contextualize the information for the viewer, and yield an accurate meaning even if interpreted literally. Conclusion Carefully designed infographics can be useful tools to support comprehension and thus help patients engage with their own health data. Infographics may contribute to patients’ ability to participate in the Learning Health System through participation in the development of a robust data utility, use of clinical communication tools for health self-management, and involvement in building knowledge through patient-reported outcomes.

scholarly journals The relationship between functional health literacy and health promoting behaviors among older adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gholamreza Sharifirad ◽  
Mahnoush Reisi ◽  
SeyedHomamodin Javadzade ◽  
AkbarBabaei Heydarabadi ◽  
Firouzeh Mostafavi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Functional Health Literacy ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Investigating the effect of education on health literacy and its relation to health-promoting behaviors in health center

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leyla Bazrafkan ◽  
Tahereh Bayati ◽  
Azizallah Dehghan ◽  
Fatemeh Bonyadi
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting

scholarly journals Relation between Health Literacy and Health Promoting Behaviors among Elderly at Tanta City

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 198-222
Author(s):  
Nadia Aldosokey ◽  
Ikbal Elshafeai ◽  
Nahla Said Mahmoud Mahmoud ◽  
Lulah Abdelatey Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting

scholarly journals The Relationship between E-Health Literacy and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Nursing Students: A Multiple Mediation Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 5804
Author(s):  
Sunghee Kim ◽  
Jihyun Oh
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Promoting

The availability of a wide range of online health-related information on the internet has made it an increasingly popular source of health information, particularly for people in their 20s. This study aimed to explore possible multistep and indirect pathways of association between e-health literacy and health-promoting behaviors through social media use for health information, online health information-seeking behaviors, and self-care agency among nursing students. The study included 558 nursing students from three different universities in South Korea. Data were collected using structured questionnaires from 2 August to 29 August, 2019. The results show that e-health literacy had a significant direct effect on health-promoting behaviors through the three mediators. Moreover, the overall model explained 46% of the total variance in health-promoting behaviors. Based on these findings, it is necessary to introduce interventions that improve e-health literacy and develop a strategy to promote healthy behaviors. It is also necessary to develop programs to improve e-health literacy competency in nursing students. Moreover, health interventions that improve health-promoting behaviors should be developed, and research to evaluate the effect of the interventions should be conducted.

scholarly journals Relationship between Health Literacy and Health-Promoting Behaviors among Teen Pregnant Mothers

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-91
Author(s):  
Ariese Vincent Barca ◽  
Reinlynne Bajar ◽  
Amanda Caniezo ◽  
Monique Louise Dizon ◽  
Christian Jay Orte
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Literacy Survey ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
General Frequency ◽  
Pregnant Mothers

Background: Teenagers who became pregnant face many pregnancy difficulties as they are less likely to have enough physical development to withstand a healthy pregnancy or to give birth. Thus, health literacy and the promotion of healthy behavior among pregnant mothers are of paramount importance. This study is aimed to assess the relationship between health literacy and health-promoting behaviors among the selected teen pregnant mothers in attaining maternal health. Methods: Descriptive-correlational design was employed in this study. A total of 46 respondents participated in the study through a purposive sampling technique. The research instruments used were the Adolescent Health Promotion Scale and Comprehensive Short-form Health Literacy Survey Tool for Patients in General. Frequency, percentage, descriptive mean, and spearman Rank Correlation were used to analyze the data gathered. Results: Results showed that teen pregnant mothers have high levels of health literacy (n=2.16) but with low levels of health-promoting behavior (n=3.45). Lastly, it was found out these variables were statistically nonsignificant (rs (47) = -0.127, p =0.393) to each other. Conclusion: The study found out that there is no significant relationship between health literacy and health-promoting behaviors among teen pregnant mothers.

scholarly journals Childhood Socioeconomic Position, Adult Educational Attainment and Health Behaviors: The Role of Psychological Capital and Health Literacy

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 9399
Author(s):  
Karlijn Massar ◽  
Natalie Kopplin ◽  
Karen Schelleman-Offermans
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Socioeconomic Position ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
The Relationship

Socioeconomic circumstances during childhood and adulthood are known to negatively affect health promoting behaviors. On the other hand, psychological capital (PsyCap) and health literacy are positively associated with these lifestyle behaviors. We, therefore, reasoned that PsyCap and health literacy might “buffer” the negative influences of socioeconomic circumstances on health-promoting behaviors. Method: We measured subjective childhood socioeconomic position (SEP) and adult educational attainment (as a proxy for adult socioeconomic circumstances), health literacy, PsyCap, and health behaviors (fruits and vegetables consumption, exercise, and sweets and cookies consumption) in a sample of N = 150 individuals (mean age 34.98 years, 66.7% female). Results: Bootstrapped mediation analyses including PsyCap and health literacy as parallel mediators revealed that: (I) The relationship between childhood SEP and (a) fruits and vegetables consumption and (b) exercise was mediated by PsyCap, and (II) the relationship between adult educational attainment and (a) fruits and vegetables consumption and (b) exercise was mediated by PsyCap and health literacy. We found no significant effects for consumption of sweets and cookies. Conclusion: These results suggest that larger studies are warranted that confirm the potential of PsyCap and health literacy in mitigating the negative effects of lower SEP on health behaviors and health outcomes.

scholarly journals Abnormal pap tests among women living in a Hispanic migrant farmworker community: A narrative of health literacy

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (12) ◽  
pp. 1622-1634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl A Vamos ◽  
Elizabeth Lockhart ◽  
Coralia Vázquez-Otero ◽  
Erika L Thompson ◽  
Sara Proctor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Pap Test ◽  
Health Promoting Behaviors ◽  
Pap Tests ◽  
Received Social Support ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Abnormal Pap Tests ◽  
Women In Decision Making

This study explored narrative responses following abnormal Pap tests among Hispanic migrant farmworkers ( N = 18; ages 22–50 years) via in-depth interviews in Florida. Qualitative analyses utilized health literacy domains (obtain/process/understand/communicate) as a conceptual framework. Participants described how they (1) obtained information about getting a Pap test, (2) processed positive and negative reactions following results, (3) understood results and recommended health-promoting behaviors, and (4) communicated and received social support. Women had disparate reactions and understanding following an abnormal Pap result. Health literacy was a meaningful conceptual framework to understand assets and gaps among women receiving an abnormal Pap test result. Future interventions should incorporate health literacy domains and facilitate patient–provider communications and social support to assist women in decision-making and health-promoting behaviors, ultimately decreasing cancer disparities.

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