Ozen Nurten, Bal Ozkaptan Bilge, Coskun Sabahat, Terzioglu Fusun
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istinye University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nursing Department, School of Health, Sinop University, Sinop, Turkey.
Nurs Forum. 2019 Jul;54(3):396-402. doi: 10.1111/nuf.12346. Epub 2019 Apr 17.
The insufficiency of health literacy negatively affects the national economy as it leads to increased health service expenditure. It is very important for individuals to have accurate health-related information to reduce these negative effects.
The aim of the study is to examine the health literacy of nursing students and its effective factors.
This descriptive study was carried out with students from the nursing department of a vocational school of health sciences between September and October 2018 in Turkey. A semi-structured questionnaire regarding the descriptive features of the participants and the European Health Literacy Scale were used for data collection.
The study included 283 nursing students; 29.3% had a problematic-limited health literacy level. The study found a statically significant difference between student year, high school graduation and family's income level and the total mean score of the HLS-EU scale.
The subject of health literacy should be integrated into the educational program of nursing students. The nurses are the most important workforce in health services, and awareness about this subject should be raised.
健康素养不足会对国民经济产生负面影响，因为它会导致医疗服务支出增加。对个人而言，拥有准确的健康相关信息以减少这些负面影响非常重要。
本研究旨在考察护理专业学生的健康素养及其影响因素。
本描述性研究于2018年9月至10月在土耳其一所健康科学职业学校的护理系学生中开展。使用一份关于参与者描述性特征的半结构化问卷和欧洲健康素养量表进行数据收集。
该研究纳入了283名护理专业学生；29.3%的学生健康素养水平存在问题且有限。研究发现学生年级、高中毕业证以及家庭收入水平与HLS-EU量表的总平均分之间存在统计学上的显著差异。
健康素养主题应纳入护理专业学生的教育课程。护士是医疗服务中最重要的劳动力，应提高对这一主题的认识。
