Doctoral School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary.
Institute of Emergency Care and Pedagogy of Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pécs, 7621 Pécs, Hungary.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 17;19(18):11758. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191811758.
An adequate level of health literacy is essential for clear communication between patients and health care workers. The internationalization of universities is increasing in the field of health care. The aims of our research were to measure (1) the level of health literacy and its correlation among university students and (2) the relationship between the different instruments measuring health literacy. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the 2020/2021 academic year. The questionnaire included questions on sociodemographic status, study data, health status, and health literacy level. According to the HLS-EU-Q16 health literacy questionnaire, more than half of the students had a limited HL level in disease prevention (52.4%) and health promotion (58.4%) subindexes. Nationality was found to be an influencing factor ( < 0.001). According to the NVS, 80.1% of the students had an adequate HL level. A significant correlation was found between the results and nationality ( = 0.005). None of the Chew questions demonstrated a correlation with nationality (q1 = 0.269, q2 = 0.368, q3 = 0.528). Nationality is a key factor in the level of subjective and functional health literacy. We need to measure both types of levels to see the real results.
健康素养水平对于医患之间的清晰沟通至关重要。在医疗保健领域,大学的国际化程度正在提高。我们研究的目的是测量(1)大学生的健康素养水平及其相关性,以及(2)不同健康素养测量工具之间的关系。本研究采用横断面研究,于 2020-2021 学年进行。问卷包括社会人口统计学状况、学习数据、健康状况和健康素养水平等问题。根据 HLS-EU-Q16 健康素养问卷,超过一半的学生在疾病预防(52.4%)和健康促进(58.4%)亚指数方面的健康素养水平有限。国籍被发现是一个影响因素(<0.001)。根据 NVS,80.1%的学生具有足够的健康素养水平。结果与国籍之间存在显著相关性(=0.005)。没有一个 Chew 问题与国籍相关(q1=0.269,q2=0.368,q3=0.528)。国籍是主观和功能性健康素养水平的关键因素。我们需要测量这两种水平,才能看到真实的结果。