Influence of health information acquisition channels on health literacy of the older people
Objective To explore the influence of health information acquisition channels on the health literacy of the elderly,and to provide reference for improving the effect of health education.Methods Totally 1710 elderly people in Xi'an were selected by two-stage stratified sampling method for a field questionnaire sur-vey,and the influence of different health information acquisition channels on the health literacy of the elderly was analyzed by cross-tabulation analysis and multiple linear regression method.Results Obtaining health information from WeChat/health apps,public health consultation activities and books,newspapers and magazines can have a positive impact on the health literacy of the elderly(β=0.616,0.401,0.314,P＜0.05).Older people who are younger,females,highly educated,and who live in cities and live with their spouses or grandchildren are more likely to have higher health literacy.Conclusions We should take improving the effectiveness of access to health information as a breakthrough and rationally allocate health education resources in order to effectively improve the overall influence of health education.
Health information acquisition channelsHealth literacyHealth educationThe elderly pop-ulationXi'anInfluencing factor
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