Health Literacy: Prevalence among Elderly Care Givers and Its Impact on the Frequency of Elderly Hospitalization and Elderly Health Related Quality of Life

Rahman, Tomader Taha Abdel

doi:10.4236/aar.2014.35048

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“…In distinction to prior reports from the MENA region ( Almaleh et al, 2017 ; Bener & Ghuloum, 2011 ; Rahman, 2014 ), we found that sex was not a significant predictor of health literacy. This was more in line with findings from Europe and the United States ( HLS-EU Consortium, 2012 ; Rikard et al, 2016 ).…”

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Health Literacy Levels and Predictors Among Lebanese Adults Visiting Outpatient Clinics in Beirut

Bouclaous¹,

Salem²,

Ghanem³

et al. 2021

HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice

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Background: To date, there has been a dearth of research on health literacy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and in particular Lebanon. Objectives: This cross-sectional study assessed the levels and correlates of health literacy in Lebanese adults. Methods: A total of 587 participants (54.5% women) were recruited from the outpatient clinics of five health facilities in Beirut. The questionnaire consisted of the Arabic version of the Functional Health literacy Scale, the Arabic short version of the European Health Literacy Survey, and questions on sociodemographic and health-related factors. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed to assess the association of these factors with functional health literacy (FHL) and comprehensive health literacy (CHL) levels. Key Results: About 65.8% had inadequate or problematic FHL and 43.8% had inadequate or problematic CHL. Although FHL was negatively correlated with long-term illness, it was positively correlated with ability to pay and health status. CHL was positively correlated with education, income, ability to pay for treatment, health status, and FHL level, whereas it was negatively correlated with long-term illness. Binary logistic regression showed that low education, low socioeconomic status, and being a widow were predictive of inadequate FHL. Moreover, having inadequate FHL and low income increased the likelihood of having inadequate CHL. Conclusion: This study has identified those with risk factors for inadequate health literacy and unfavorable health outcomes. A national action plan can guide the promotion of health literacy and its embeddedness in society to instill competencies and the environment that would eliminate health inequities and sustain health in Lebanon. [ HLRP: Health Literacy Research and Practice . 2021;5(4):e295–e309.] Plain Language Summary: This study examined health literacy levels and correlates in 587 Lebanese adults using two recognized screening tools. The first tool measured functional health literacy (FHL), which represents the ability of a person to acquire information on health through reading or writing. The second tool assessed comprehensive health literacy (CHL), which encompasses the ability of a person to use their social skills to acquire health information from different media and make appropriate health decisions based on this information. Close to two-thirds of the participants had inadequate or problematic FHL. More specifically, low education, low socioeconomic status, and widowhood were predictive of inadequate FHL. Nearly one-half of the participants had inadequate or problematic CHL with an increased likelihood of inadequate levels in people with low FHL and low income.

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Health Literacy Levels and Predictors Among Lebanese Adults Visiting Outpatient Clinics in Beirut

Bouclaous¹,

Salem²,

Ghanem³

et al. 2021

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“…This disagrees with Awad, S., et al, 2019 it was observed that less than two third two thirds of the study participants lived with their spouses. This agrees with Abd El-Rahman, 2014 [3] . Who reported that 46% of the participants were married and lived with their husbands.…”

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“…But this agree with Fahad et al, 2015 [8] . it was found that more than half of the studied participants had low level of health literacy, and this is similar to results reported by Abd-El Rahman, 2014 [3] . it was found that three quarters of the studied sample had low health literacy.…”

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Effect of health literacy program on improving of elderly women awareness and self-practice about vaginal atrophy

Abd-Elaziz¹,

Ahmed²

2019

Int. J. Adv. Res. Nurs.

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As the number of elderly persons in our country increases, vaginal atrophy affects 10 to 40% of postmenopausal women worldwide. Promotion of health literacy level is one of the main non-pharmaceutical measures proposed to older adults. Aim of the study: To determine the effect of health literacy on improving of elderly women awareness and self-practice about vaginal atrophy. Subjects and Method: quasi-experimental research design was used in this study. Setting: The study was conducted in two geriatric clubs at Assiut City (Geriatric club of Legitimacy Assembly and Geriatric club of Islamic Cultural Center). Sample: The total number of elderly women attending to previously mentioned setting (200) it was taken to assessment of health literacy. The program was conducted on participants who had low level of health literacy for (100) elderly women and was using purposive sampling in this study. The main results yielded by the study, proved that a highly statistical significant difference between pre & posttest program as regarding health literacy awareness and self-practice about vaginal atrophy for elderly women. This study concluded that the health literacy program was effective on improving the awareness and selfpractice about vaginal atrophy for women. This study recommended that be conducted on another sample acquired from different age & areas for generalization in Egypt.

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“…Caregiver HL seems to have a direct effect on the number of hospitalizations, the hospital length of stay, as well as on the number of accesses to the emergency room of the assisted people, and the resulting costs [ 12 , 13 ]. In fact, a low level of caregivers’ HL is associated with greater difficulty in interpreting medical prescriptions, reduced adherence to therapy and healthy behaviors, inability to recognize adverse drug reactions and possible therapeutic failures [ 14 ].…”

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Health literacy of informal caregivers of older adults with dementia: results from a cross-sectional study conducted in Florence (Italy)

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Aim The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of inadequate health literacy (HL) in a sample of family caregivers of older adults with dementia, and to assess the relationship of HL with characteristics of caregiver and persons with dementia. Methods The study followed a cross-sectional design. Persons with dementia and their family caregivers were enrolled in an outpatients’ geriatric memory clinic. For the caregivers, the following information was collected: socio-demographic data, level of HL, cognitive impairment (using the Mini-Cog). For persons with dementia, the following data were collected: socio-demographic data, functional status (using the Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living), cognitive impairment (using the Mini Mental State Evaluation, and the Global Deterioration Scale) behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with dementia (assessed using the Neuropsychiatric Inventory). Results A total of 174 person with dementia/caregiver dyads were enrolled. About 45% of the caregivers presented a possibility or a high likelihood of inadequate HL. The percentage of caregivers with inadequate HL was higher among spousal caregivers than in offspring. Female gender, higher age and lower education were independent predictors of low HL. On multiple logistic regression analysis, persons with dementia assisted by caregivers with a high likelihood of limited HL presented higher risk of a more severe disease. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the HL of dementia caregivers has to be included in the comprehensive geriatric assessment, to develop an appropriate individualized care plan. Moreover, public health interventions are needed to increase the HL of dementia caregivers.

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Health Literacy: Prevalence among Elderly Care Givers and Its Impact on the Frequency of Elderly Hospitalization and Elderly Health Related Quality of Life

Cited by 13 publications

References 24 publications

Health Literacy Levels and Predictors Among Lebanese Adults Visiting Outpatient Clinics in Beirut

Health Literacy Levels and Predictors Among Lebanese Adults Visiting Outpatient Clinics in Beirut

Effect of health literacy program on improving of elderly women awareness and self-practice about vaginal atrophy

Health literacy of informal caregivers of older adults with dementia: results from a cross-sectional study conducted in Florence (Italy)

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