Lin Chi-Wei, Lin Wei-Hsuan, Hung Wei-Chieh, Lee Yi-Che, Yang Yi-Ching, Wang Ying-Wei, Ho Ching-Jung, Tang Tao-Qian
Department of Family and Community Medicine, E-Da Hospital, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City 84001, Taiwan.
School of Medicine for International Students, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung City 84001, Taiwan.
Healthcare (Basel). 2023 Aug 21;11(16):2350. doi: 10.3390/healthcare11162350.
Cigarette smoking is a serious global health issue. Limited studies previously analyzed health literacy components in patients undergoing smoking cessation interventions. This study focuses on individuals enrolled in smoking cessation services and investigates the distribution of health literacy in three domains (health care, disease prevention, and health promotion) and four abilities (access, understand, appraise, and apply health information). The study also explores the correlation between background factors (age, BMI, etc.) and health literacy, as well as the differences in health literacy levels among different background variables (gender, etc.).
228 individuals completed the health literacy questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analysis, Pearson Correlation, and a Chi-Squared Test were employed to investigate the various health literacy levels and background variables.
68% had excellent or sufficient health literacy. A total of 32% were considered problematic or to have inadequate health literacy. Of the three domains of health literacy, participants performed better in the healthcare domain. More than one-third were problematic in accessing and appraising information.
this paper, being the pilot study in providing an analysis of health literacy components in individuals undergoing smoking cessation, could serve as a useful reference for devising interventions for different population groups in trying to maximize successful cessation rates.
吸烟是一个严重的全球健康问题。此前有限的研究分析了接受戒烟干预的患者的健康素养组成部分。本研究聚焦于参加戒烟服务的个体，调查健康素养在三个领域（医疗保健、疾病预防和健康促进）和四种能力（获取、理解、评估和应用健康信息）方面的分布情况。该研究还探讨了背景因素（年龄、体重指数等）与健康素养之间的相关性，以及不同背景变量（性别等）之间健康素养水平的差异。
228名个体完成了健康素养问卷。采用描述性统计分析、Pearson相关性分析和卡方检验来研究各种健康素养水平和背景变量。
68%的人具备优秀或足够的健康素养。共有32%的人被认为存在问题或健康素养不足。在健康素养的三个领域中，参与者在医疗保健领域表现较好。超过三分之一的人在获取和评估信息方面存在问题。
本文作为对接受戒烟治疗的个体的健康素养组成部分进行分析的初步研究，可为针对不同人群设计干预措施以尽量提高戒烟成功率提供有益参考。
