Analysis of health literacy status and influencing factors of elderly patients with chronic diseases
Objective To investigate the current situation of health literacy in elderly patients with chronic diseases and analyze the influencing factors.Methods From March 2023 to July 2023,602 elderly patients with chronic diseases in a tertiary hospital in Wuhu were selected and the general data questionnaire,chronic disease health literacy scale,chron-ic disease resource questionnaire,FRAIL scale and social Frailty scale were used.Dichotomous logistic regression was used to analyze the factors influencing health literacy in elderly patients with chronic diseases.Results The health literacy score of the elderly patients with chronic diseases was 75.81±24.27,and the health literacy ability rate was 32.89%.The statistical analysis results showed that whether there are relatives of medical staff,whether they adhere to regular physical examination,educational level,ideal utilization of chronic disease resources,weakness,and social weakness are the influ-encing factors of the health literacy of elderly patients with chronic diseases(P<0.05).Conclusion The health literacy level of the elderly patients with chronic diseases needs to be improved.Among them,the health literacy of elderly patients with chronic diseases with weakness,social weakness,irregular physical examination,no relatives,low education level and unsatisfactory utilization of chronic disease resources should be paid close attention to.Medical workers should carry out personalized health education for the above groups to improve their health literacy level.
The elderlyChronic diseasesHealth literacyInfluencing factors
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