Kim Cuc Doan Thi, Methakanjanasak Nonglak, Thuy Trang Ho Thi
Faculty of Nursing, Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Vietnam.
Faculty of Nursing, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Belitung Nurs J. 2021 Apr 29;7(2):131-138. doi: 10.33546/bnj.1398. eCollection 2021.
Asthma is a significant health issue among Vietnamese adults in both urban and rural areas. The disease needs serious concern to minimize impact and improve the situation.
This study aimed to describe the level of health literacy, symptom control, and medication management and determine the relationships among them in patients with asthma in Da Nang, Vietnam.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 84 patients with asthma. The questionnaires were used in this study, including demographic form, the Short-Form Health Literacy questionnaire (HL-SF12), Asthma Control Test (ACT), and Medication Adherence Reporting Scale for Asthma (MARS-A). Pearson product-moment correlation was applied to determine the relationship between health literacy, symptom control, and medication management.
The score revealed for general-health literacy, symptom control, and medication management were 28.70 ( = 9.66), 17.72 ( = 4.67), and 3.63 ( = 0.75), respectively. Health literacy level had moderate positive relationships with symptom control ( = 0.41) and medication management ( = 0.44).
The patients had limited health literacy, partially controlled symptom, and poor adherence to the medication. Health literacy level had moderate positive relationships with symptom control and medication management. These findings are crucial for effective treatment and management of the disease in Vietnam. To improve medication management and symptom control among patients with asthma, nurses should concern patients' health literacy level.
哮喘是越南城乡成年人中的一个重要健康问题。该疾病需要引起严重关注，以尽量减少影响并改善状况。
本研究旨在描述越南岘港哮喘患者的健康素养水平、症状控制和药物管理情况，并确定它们之间的关系。
对84例哮喘患者进行了横断面描述性研究。本研究使用了问卷，包括人口统计学表格、简短健康素养问卷（HL-SF12）、哮喘控制测试（ACT）和哮喘药物依从性报告量表（MARS-A）。采用Pearson积差相关分析来确定健康素养、症状控制和药物管理之间的关系。
一般健康素养、症状控制和药物管理的得分分别为28.70（=9.66）、17.72（=4.67）和3.63（=0.75）。健康素养水平与症状控制（=0.41）和药物管理（=0.44）呈中度正相关。
患者的健康素养有限，症状部分得到控制，药物依从性差。健康素养水平与症状控制和药物管理呈中度正相关。这些发现对于越南该疾病的有效治疗和管理至关重要。为了改善哮喘患者的药物管理和症状控制，护士应关注患者的健康素养水平。
