Determining the relationship between health literacy level and quality of life among the elderly living in nursing homes

Aryankhesal, Aidin; Niknam, Noureddin; Hasani, Mahdi; Mengelīzadeh, Nezamaddin; Nahid, A.; Ghaedchukamei, Zeinab; Ranaei, Asaad; Kalteh, Ehsan Allah; Naghdi, Beheshteh

doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_310_19

J Edu Health Promot

2019

DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_310_19

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Determining the relationship between health literacy level and quality of life among the elderly living in nursing homes

Aidin Aryankhesal

Noureddin Niknam

Mahdi Hasani

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Educating nursing home residents about stroke using the FAST Heroes programme

Orologa,

Tsakpounidou,

van der Merwe

et al. 2024

Health Education Journal

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Objective: Using the FAST (Face, Arms, Speech, Time) Heroes educational programme, this intervention sought to educate residents in a nursing home to recognise and recall the three main stroke symptoms and prepare them to act in an appropriate way, in the event of a stroke emergency. Design: Participatory action research. Setting: A nursing home in Northern Greece. Method: Fifteen residents ( n = 15, aged 78–92, mean age = 86.6 ± 4.4) were enrolled and educated through a series of FAST Heroes activities, specially tailored for this new target population. Stroke awareness was measured before, after and 3 weeks post-programme implementation. Fourteen residents completed the programme. Results: Participants demonstrated significant increases in stroke definition, stroke symptom knowledge, appropriate course of action and emergency number knowledge after completing the programme. Notably, 64.3% of participants could accurately identify stroke symptoms, and all participants (100%) correctly knew to call an ambulance in case of witnessing a stroke; 78.6% of the participants correctly identified the European emergency number 112. In the follow-up period, knowledge gain was retained as residents scored significantly higher in three out of four sections of the questionnaire. Conclusion: This study is the first attempt to utilise the FAST Heroes educational intervention in target populations which hitherto have had limited or no access to such educational programmes. This initial intervention showed promising results and could form the basis for extension to a wider population.

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Educating nursing home residents about stroke using the FAST Heroes programme

Orologa,

Tsakpounidou,

van der Merwe

et al. 2024

Health Education Journal

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Mediating role of health literacy in relationship between frailty and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

Kim,

Kim

2024

PLoS ONE

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Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating effects of health literacy on the relationship between frailty and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among community-dwelling older adults. Methods This study used the Korean Frailty and Aging Cohort Database (KFACD) for secondary data analysis. We selected data from 1,631 people without missing main variable values for analysis. Frailty was determined based on the modified Fried’s phenotype [MFP], and HRQOL was measured using the Korean version of the 5-level EuroQol questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L). Health literacy was assessed using the questions on the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) used by the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. To examine the mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between frailty and HRQOL, Baron & Kenny’s three-step mediating effect verification method was utilized. Results The participants had a mean frailty score of 1.37±1.02, health literacy score of 8.56±2.59, and HRQOL score of 0.84±0.10. Frailty was negatively correlated with health literacy (r = -0.27, p < .001) and HRQOL (r = -0.32, p < .001), while health literacy was positively correlated with HRQOL (r = 0.34, p < .001). We observed that health literacy played a partial mediating role in the relationship between frailty and HRQOL. Conclusion To increase older adults’ HRQOL, measures that directly prevent and manage frailty as well as interventions that target the enhancement of health literacy are needed.

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The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Health Literacy in Adults with Celiac Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

Yımaz,

Gümüş Şekerci

2024

STED

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the quality of life and health literacy of patients with celiac disease and to examine the relationship between these two concepts. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 119 adults registered with the Celiac Disease Association of Turkey in 2023. Descriptive information form, Celiac Quality of Life Questionnaire and Turkey Health Literacy Scale 32 were used for data collection. Results: The mean quality of life score for celiac patients was 75.41±15.29 and the mean health literacy score was 25.16±11.23. There was a significant moderate positive correlation between health literacy and quality of life. Health literacy explained 13.0% of the change in quality of life. The gluten-free diet was found to be an important factor that could affect the quality of life of celiac patients in terms of their emotional state, anxiety, social life, and gastrointestinal symptoms. The study identified eight risk factors for health literacy. Conclusion: This study found that patients with celiac disease have a lower than average quality of life and limited health literacy. The study found that there was a positive relationship between health literacy and quality of life. It was concluded that as patients' health literacy increases, their quality of life may also increase.

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Determining the relationship between health literacy level and quality of life among the elderly living in nursing homes

Cited by 9 publications

References 28 publications

Educating nursing home residents about stroke using the FAST Heroes programme

Educating nursing home residents about stroke using the FAST Heroes programme

Mediating role of health literacy in relationship between frailty and health-related quality of life in community-dwelling older adults

The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Health Literacy in Adults with Celiac Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study

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