Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Epilepsy Behav. 2023 Oct;147:109406. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2023.109406. Epub 2023 Sep 5.
We conducted this study to examine the impact of health literacy on the personal impact of epilepsy in patients with epilepsy.
We conducted this cross-sectional and correlational study with 125 individuals who were admitted to the neurology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in eastern Turkey, who met the research criteria, and who accepted to participate in the study. We collected the data by using the "Descriptive Information Form (DIF)", "The Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES)", and "Health Literacy Scale (HLS)".
We found that the mean HLS total score of the participants was 104.84 ± 22.88. We also found the mean PIES total score to be 27.08 ± 18.56. Regression results using PIES as a dependent variable reported that the model created was statistically significant (F (21,83) = 11.398, p < 0.05). Among the variables included in the model, income status and HLS were negative (β = -0.209; β = -0.194; β = -0.364, respectively) predictors of the PIES total score. However, seizure status in the last year, number of drugs used, and seizure type were positive predictors of the PIES total score. We found that the variables included in the analysis explained 74% of the total PIES score.
In conclusion, the health literacy level (HLL) of the participants was sufficient or very good, and the effect of the disease on individuals with epilepsy was low. The effect of the disease on individuals with epilepsy decreased as the level of health literacy increased.
本研究旨在探讨健康素养对癫痫患者癫痫个人影响的作用。
我们进行了这项横断面相关性研究，纳入了 125 名在土耳其东部一所大学医院神经内科门诊就诊、符合研究标准并愿意参与研究的患者。我们使用“描述性信息表（DIF）”、“癫痫个人影响量表（PIES）”和“健康素养量表（HLS）”收集数据。
我们发现参与者的 HLS 总分平均为 104.84 ± 22.88，PIES 总分平均为 27.08 ± 18.56。使用 PIES 作为因变量的回归结果显示，所建立的模型具有统计学意义（F（21，83）= 11.398，p < 0.05）。在纳入模型的变量中，收入状况和 HLS 是 PIES 总分的负（β=-0.209；β=-0.194；β=-0.364）预测因子。然而，过去一年的癫痫发作状况、使用药物的数量和癫痫发作类型是 PIES 总分的正预测因子。我们发现，纳入分析的变量解释了 PIES 总分的 74%。
总之，参与者的健康素养水平（HLL）充足或非常好，癫痫对癫痫患者个体的影响较低。随着健康素养水平的提高，癫痫对个体的影响降低。
