Bahrambeygi Fatemeh, Rakhshanderou Sakineh, Ramezankhani Ali, Ghaffari Mohtasham
Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 Jan 31;12:31. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_494_22. eCollection 2023.
Given the complexities of the health care system and the importance of the subject and effects of health literacy in all aspects of care, defining specific health literacy in this context seems necessary. The purpose of this research was to explain the concept of hospital health literacy (HHL), its definition, and the related dimensions using the qualitative research method.
An exploratory qualitative design was used. Exploratory, open-ended, and face-to-face interviews based on the interview guide were used to elicit participants' perspectives between July 2021 and January 2022. By using the content analysis method, researchers coded transcripts and collated these codes into sub-categories and then merged them into the main category and explored the dimensions of the concept.
A total of 23 service providers and 25 service recipients were included in the study. Analysis of qualitative data led to the identification of 6 categories and 25 sub-categories including , , , , , and .
The findings of the present study provide a deep understanding of the concept of HHL that could be applied to develop valid and reliable measurement tools for assessing HHL among a variety of populations. Also, it is hoped that the present attempt can be useful to guide future research and interventions as well as to provide a clear base for planning, implementing, and evaluating interventions aimed at promoting individuals' health literacy in health settings.
鉴于医疗保健系统的复杂性以及健康素养在护理各个方面的主题和影响的重要性，在此背景下定义特定的健康素养似乎很有必要。本研究的目的是使用定性研究方法来解释医院健康素养（HHL）的概念、其定义以及相关维度。
采用探索性定性设计。在2021年7月至2022年1月期间，基于访谈指南进行探索性、开放式和面对面访谈，以获取参与者的观点。通过使用内容分析法，研究人员对访谈记录进行编码，并将这些代码整理成子类别，然后将它们合并到主要类别中，并探索该概念的维度。
本研究共纳入了23名服务提供者和25名服务接受者。定性数据分析得出了6个类别和25个子类别，包括 ， ， ， ， ，和 。
本研究的结果为HHL概念提供了深入理解，可用于开发有效且可靠的测量工具，以评估不同人群中的HHL。此外，希望本研究能为指导未来的研究和干预措施提供帮助，并为规划、实施和评估旨在提高个体在健康环境中的健康素养的干预措施提供明确的基础。
