scholarly journals Health literacy and optimizing education materials in a surgical population

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Eline Mariose Dijkman ◽  
Jobbe Pierre Lucien Leenen ◽  
Remco Matthijs Koorn ◽  
Diana Wilmink
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Charlson Comorbidity Index Score ◽  
Dutch Version ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Comorbidity Index ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Clear Information

Objective: The aim is to examine and compare the level of health literacy (HL) amongst surgical vascular and abdominal patients and measuring the understandability and actionability of current and optimized education materials.Methods: A cross-sectional design was utilized. Patients undergoing abdominal or vascular surgery, were included for measuring HL with the Newest Vital Sign Dutch (NVS-d) tool. The Dutch version of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT) was used to measure the understandability and actionability of current and optimized patient education materials.Results: A total of 101 patients were included, of those 54 (53.5%) have limited HL. Patients with limited HL were significantly older (p < .001), lower educated (p < .001), and had a higher ASA status (p = .005) and Charlson Comorbidity Index score (p < .001). The occurrence of limited HL differed significantly (p = .046) between abdominal versus vascular patients. The understandability varied between 24%-59% and the actionability between 40%-67% of the current education materials. The optimized education materials had a understandability score of 86% and a actionability score of 100%.Conclusions: The high prevalence of inadequate HL emphasizes the importance of nursing and medical staff providing clear information to enable shared decision-making. Besides, it is necessary to evaluate current education materials and optimize these materials according to the level of health literacy to provide health information that is understandable.

scholarly journals Hearing Loss Health Literacy Discrepancy Between Younger and Older Adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 214-214
Author(s):  
Erika Squires ◽  
Hua Ou
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Healthcare Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hearing Health

Abstract Increasing the accessibility and affordability of hearing healthcare is a public health concern. Because low health literacy is a significant barrier to the use of existing effective healthcare services, it is critical to assess and understand health literacy deficits specific to hearing loss before implementing interventions. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify differences in hearing loss health literacy among older and young adults, which is warranted because older adults are at-risk for lower levels of health literacy compared to their younger counterparts. Adults across the lifespan (n = 170) completed the Hearing Loss Health Literacy Assessment Tool, which includes self-rated ability to access/obtain, understand, and appraise hearing health information, as well as apply information to manage life with hearing loss. Results from an independent samples t-test indicated that older adults (M = 6.3, SD = 1.45, n = 54) self-reported significantly higher overall hearing health literacy than younger adults (M = 5.37, SD = 1.27, n = 116), t(168) = 4.22, p &lt; 0.0001. Participants rated their ability to access/obtain information significantly lower than the other subscales. Age-differences in self-rated hearing health literacy exist. Findings from this study receive support from evidence indicating that the readability and suitability of the majority of patient education materials on hearing loss are not appropriate for the average U.S. adult. This investigation provides further evidence that the availability and accessibility of patient education materials on hearing loss is an important barrier that contributes to the limited use of hearing health care.

scholarly journals Relationship between parents’ health literacy and children’s sleep problems in Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sae Ono ◽  
Hiroto Ogi ◽  
Masato Ogawa ◽  
Daisuke Nakamura ◽  
Teruhiko Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Missing Values ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Sleep Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nursery Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Children’S Sleep

Abstract Background Sleep problems in preschool children can stunt their health and growth. However, the factors that cause sleep problems in children are not well understood. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between parents’ health literacy (HL) and children’s sleep problems. The study was conducted at two kindergartens, two nursery schools, and a center for early childhood education in Chitose-city, Hokkaido, Japan. Method This study used a multicenter cross-sectional design. The sample comprised 354 preschoolers (aged 3–6 years) and their parents. In families with two or more children attending the same facility, only the oldest child was asked to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria included participants whose completed questionnaires had missing values. Children’s sleep problems were assessed using the Japanese version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-J). Parents’ HL was assessed using the 14-item Health Literacy Scale (HLS-14). The parents were classified into two groups (high HL group and low HL group). Multiple regression modelling was used to determine the association between HLS-14 and CSHQ-J scores. Results Of the 354 parents, 255 (72%) were in the high HL group and 99 (28%) in the low HL group. The mean CSHQ-J score was significantly lower in the high HL group than in the low HL group (45.3 ± 6.0 points vs. 46.8 ± 5.9 points, p = 0.043). In multiple regression analyses, parents’ HL was independently associated with their CSHQ-J score after adjusting for all confounding factors (adjusted R2 = 0.22, β = − 0.11; p = 0.043). Conclusions Parents’ HL appears to affect their children’s sleep problems. This finding suggests that parents’ HL may be a target for intervention to improve children’s sleep problems.

scholarly journals Hubungan Masa Kerja, Jenis Kelamin dan Sikap Kerja dengan Keluhan Muskuloskeletal pada Operator SPBU di Kota Kupang

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Kasimirus Ebu To ◽  
Noorce C. Berek ◽  
Agus Setyobudi
Keyword(s):  
Work Attitudes ◽  
P Value ◽  
Musculoskeletal Complaints ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Work Tenure ◽  
The Relationship

Musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) is a disorder in workers. This work-related disease has a high prevalence globally. MSDs occurs in work environment that exposes workers to non-ergonomic posture. The disorder triggers fatigue and indirectly adds to the workload among workers. This study aims to analyze the relationship between work tenure, sex and work attitudes with musculoskeletal complaints in general refueling station operators in Kupang City. The research was an analytical survey with a cross-sectional design. The research were conducted at 15 General Refueling Stations in Kupang from October to November 2019. A sample of 69 people were selected from the population of 222 operators. Data were analyzed by using chi-square (X2) with p-value = 0,05. The results showed that there was a relationship between musculoskeletal complaints and length of work (ρ-value= 0,004), gender (ρ-value 0,007) and work attitude (ρ-value= 0,001).

scholarly journals Role of Health Literacy on Menstrual Hygiene Practice among the Girl Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 83-90
Author(s):  
Shanti Prasad Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Functional Health ◽  
Hygiene Practice ◽  
Staff Nurse ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
Adequate Health Literacy ◽  
Health Literacy Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

The main aim of this study was to find out the role of health literacy on menstruation hygiene practice of campus girls. The population of this study were girls studying health and physical education in Surkhet Campus and HA/Staff Nurse in SEDA Campus. Surkhet was selected by proportional stratified sampling. This study followed descriptive and cross-sectional design. The study used two tools Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (S-TOFHLA) and Self Administrated Questionnaire for collecting data. It was found that health literacy among girls of study area is not satisfactory. The findings indicate that 53.93 percent respondents have adequate health literacy. Adequate health literacy level of girls of HA/Staff nurse, aged 16-18 years and 19-21 years and Chhetri and Janajati had adequate health literary. The findings support that higher proportions of the adequate health literate respondents have good menstruation hygiene practice than inadequate health literate respondents. Finally, the results indicated that health literacy among the girls is inadequate, that calls more concern to the matter of health literacy in educational programs.

Learning Absolute Pitch by Children

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken’ichi Miyazaki ◽  
Yoko Ogawa
Keyword(s):  
Music Education ◽  
Sampling Bias ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Japanese Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Music School ◽  
Remarkable Improvement ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Good Number

This study is an attempt to depict the learning process of AP in Japanese children in a cross-sectional design. In this study, 104 children of 4 to 10 years of age in a music school were tested. The children had been trained within a music education system of the school since they entered the school at the age of 4. They had received a one-hour keyboard lesson a week in school and probably had everyday practice at home. The training during the initial 2-year course emphasized imitative singing with syllables in the fixed-do system while playing on the keyboard at the same time. In this training, particular emphasis was placed on establishing associations between pitches and solfège labels. In the AP test, test tones presented to the children ranged from C3 (131 Hz) to B5 (988 Hz). Children were instructed to name each tone out loud as rapidly as possible. The test score markedly increased for a fairly good number of the children with remarkable improvement from the age of 4 to 7. Children seemed to learn pitches in order of their appearance in music lessons; first, white-key notes, then black-key notes. However, one should be cautious about concluding from the present results that anyone can learn to develop AP with appropriate training, because there may be confounding factors (e.g., sampling bias and a certain dropout rate). Nevertheless, the present results are consistent with the early-learning theory of AP, and may explain the existence of partial AP (greater accuracy for white-key notes) and a high prevalence of AP in Japan.

scholarly journals Tingginya angka kecacingan pasca pengobatan massal filariasis (DEC dan Albendazole) di SDN Juku Eja Pagatan

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Liestiana Indriyati ◽  
Annida Annida ◽  
Deni Fakhrizal
Keyword(s):  
Drug Administration ◽  
Mass Drug Administration ◽  
Civil Disobedience ◽  
Hymenolepis Diminuta ◽  
Neglected Diseases ◽  
Lost Generation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
The Village

Helminthiasis considered as "neglected diseases" because it doesn’t induce mortality, but impact on the human resources that can lead to "lost generation. The results of the study in 2008, found the prevalence of worm infection in SDN Juku Eja > 50% where the study was conducted at 3 months post-mass drug administration in it. Required periodic inspections to determine the update status of worm infection in SDN Juku Eja. Descriptive study with cross sectional design was held in SDN Juku Eja Pagatan Kusan Hilir subdistrict in February 2016 (four months after mass drug administration of filariasis in Tanah Bumbu. Population and sample were all students (grades 1-6) SDN Juku Eja Pagatan. 170 pots were distributed, 123 stool samples collected and examined using direct/native method, 102 positive samples (82.93%) consists of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Hookworm, Hymenolepis nana, Hymenolepis diminuta and Enterobius vermicularis. The high prevalence of helminthiasis in SDN Juku Eja riddling civil disobedience in consuming filariasis mass drug or albendazole dose is not able to heal helminthiasis due to the high intensity of helminthiasis. It is estimated that the high prevalence of helminthiasis at the Juku Eja village and the process of infection in the majority of the village so that the program intervention, preventive and promotional of helminthiasis is also need to be implemented at the village level.

scholarly journals KORELASI PENGETAHUAN, KEPUASAN, MOTIVASI DENGAN KONSISTENSI PEMAKAIAN KONDOM PADA PELANGGAN WPS DI SUNAN KUNING

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Dwi Wirastri ◽  
Sri Maryati Deliana ◽  
Siti Baitul Mukaromah
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Condom Usage ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Data profil kesehatan kota Semarang tahun 2014 menunjukkan kasus IMS mengalami peningkatan selama 5 tahun terakhir, tahun 2010 sejumlah 2493 dan tahun 2014 sebanyak 5749 kasus. Penggunaan kondom yang rendah mengakibatkan tingginya prevalensi IMS. Tujuan penelitian untuk menganalisis pengetahuan, kepuasan, motivasi dengan konsistensi pemakaian kondom untuk mencegah penularan IMS pada Pelanggan. Metode penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional. Sampel berjumlah 30 dengan teknik insidental sampling. Hasil uji Chi Square nilai p=0,593 yaitu tidak ada hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan konsistensi pemakain kondom. hasil uji Chi Square nilai p=0,166 yaitu tidak ada hubungan antara kepuasan dengan konsistensi pemakain kondom. uji Chi Square nilai p=0,015 yaitu ada hubungan antara motivasi dengan konsistensi pemakain kondom.  multivariat menunjukan bahwa Motivasi memiliki p< 0,05. Saran yang peneliti rekomendasikan adalah sosialisasi pemberian informasi pentingnya penggunaan kondom pada pelanggan WPS untuk menekan angka kejadian IMS.   Kata kunci : pengetahuan, kepuasan, motivasi, konsistensi pemakaian kondom       ABSTRACT Health profile in Semarang city data in 2014 showed cases of STIs have increased over the last 5 years, in 2010 a number of 2493 and 2014 as many as 5749 cases. Low condom use resulted in a high prevalence of STIs. The aim of research to analyze knowledge, satisfaction, motivation with the consistency of the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of STIs on customers. This research method is quantitative with cross sectional design. Samples numbered 30 with incidental sampling technique. The result of Chi Square test p= 0.593 there is no correlation between knowledge and consistency of condom usage. the results of Chi Square test p-value = 0.166 there is no relationship between satisfaction with the consistency of condom usage. Chi square test p = 0.015 there is a relationship between motivation and consistency of condom usage. Multivariate showed that motivation has a p <0.05. Suggestions researchers recommend is the provision of information dissemination on the importance of condom use WPS customers to suppress the incidence of STIs. Keywords : knowledge , satisfaction , motivation , use condoms consistency

scholarly journals TIME wound assessment tool: interobserver agreement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazareno Ferreira Lopes Coutinho Júnior ◽  
Sandra Marina Gonçalves Bezerra ◽  
Nayra Ferreira Lima Castelo Branco ◽  
Marianne Rocha Duarte de Carvalho ◽  
Kerson Rocha Júnior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing ◽  
Interobserver Agreement ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Wound Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Kappa Agreement

Objective: To verify interobserver agreement on wound evaluation using the TIME tool. Methods: Exploratory, nonexperimental study with cross-sectional design and quantitative approach. The population consisted of undergraduate students from the eighth, ninth and tenth periods of the baccalaureate nursing course, enrolled in the second semester of 2018. An expositive-dialogued class about the TIME tool was prepared and presented to the participants. The students were directed to the teaching hospital for socialization of clinical cases and individual evaluation of ten skin lesions with different clinical characteristics in the hospitalized patient, using the TIME tool. To identify the agreement between the students, when using the TIME tool, the Kappa agreement coefficient was used. Results: The number of undergraduates who were attending the ninth period of the course (80%), female (80%), and average age (23.2 years) prevailed. Considering the Kappa classification, there was excellence (K = 1.0) in interobserver agreement in all stages of the TIME tool. Conclusion: It is inferred that the TIME tool ensures agreement in the evaluation of wounds among nursing undergraduates who are attending the last course periods, and may contribute to improving the quality of nursing care.

scholarly journals Participation factors for asthma education programs - a cross sectional survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Oxana Atmann ◽  
Klaus Linde ◽  
Christoph Werner ◽  
Ulrike Dorn ◽  
Antonius Schneider
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Patient Education ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Asthma Education ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
Asthma Patients ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Although the impact of asthma education on important outcomes (e.g. emergency visits) has been well established, only an estimated quarter of asthma patients in Germany have received patient education yet. The aim of the study was to identify patient factors that could increase participation in asthma education programs. Methods This cross-sectional study investigated participation factors and differences between trained (n = 64) and untrained (n = 65) asthma patients from a large outpatient center in Germany. The survey included answers to asthma-related questions and open questions on patient education as well as such about knowledge of health literacy and eHealth. Results Mean age of participants was 55 ± 19 years and 61% were female. Trained patients were more likely to participate in disease management programs (odds ratio (OR) 6.85; 95%CI 2.17–21.59), were more frequently non-smokers (OR 0.07; 95%CI 0.01–0.85) and more often had an asthma action plan (OR 20.2; 1.55–263.41). Open questions’ analysis of untrained asthma patients revealed that patients felt they were not adequately informed about asthma education (37%). About one-third of all patients (27%) showed openness to online asthma education. Analysis of HL and eHealth showed no difference between the groups. Conclusion Untrained asthma patients should be informed even more intensively by their physicians about the importance and value of asthma education. Asthma education does not seem to benefit patients’ health literacy. Online asthma education is of interest to approximately one-third of asthma patients. This should be motivation to develop and implement online asthma education concepts.

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