Correlation between Electronic Health Literacy and Health Promoting Behaviors in Elderly

  • سال انتشار: 1400
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه آموزش بهداشت و ارتقا سلامت، دوره: 9، شماره: 4
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_HEHP-9-4_010
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 203
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نویسندگان

A. Soleimaninejad

Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Z.S. Asadi

Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

S. Fathi Manesh

Department of Statistics, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj

A. Moqaddas

Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran

چکیده

Aim: Health-promoting behaviors are considered the most basic health criteria for the elderly. This study aimed to identify the correlation between Electronic Health Literacy and health-promoting behaviors among the elderly. Participants & Method: This cross-sectional study was carried out on ۳۰۰ subjects aged ۶۰ years and older referred to Tehran retirement center in ۲۰۱۸. Convenient sampling was used for selecting the subjects. The data were collected by health-promoting questionnaire and Electronic Health Literacy questionnaire. Independent t-test and ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient were used. The data were analyzed through SPSS ۱۹. Finding: The mean and standard deviation of health-promoting behaviors and Electronic Health Literacy were ۱۴۶.۹۵±۳۰.۳۱ and ۲۷.۱۹±۶.۹۹. The subjects with higher literacy obtained higher scores in health-promoting behaviors and its component. The Pearson correlation coefficient between health-promoting behaviors and Electronic Health Literacy was positive and significant (r=۰.۴۰۸, p< ۰.۰۰۱). Also, correlation between Electronic Health Literacy and health responsibility (r=۰.۴۰۸, p< ۰.۰۰۱), nutrition (r=۰.۳۲۹, p< ۰.۰۰۱) and interpersonal relationships (r=۰.۴۱۳, p< ۰.۰۰۱) was positive and significant. Conclusion: Electronic Health Literacy has a moderate positive correlation with health-promoting behaviors and components among the elderly. Therefore, improving Electronic Health Literacy should be considered a necessary subject for promoting the health behaviors of the elderly.

کلیدواژه ها

Health Behaviors, Elderly, Electronic Health Literacy

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