Ayaz-Alkaya Sultan, Kulakçi-Altintaş Hülya
Nursing Faculty, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Zonguldak, Turkey.
Public Health Nurs. 2024 May-Jun;41(3):416-422. doi: 10.1111/phn.13294. Epub 2024 Feb 10.
This study was designed to measure health promotion behaviors, health literacy (HL) levels, and their predisposing factors among adolescents.
A cross-sectional design was used.
The study was completed by 1046 students aged 11-14 years.
Data were collected via the HL for School-Aged Children Scale and the Adolescent Health Promotion Scale.
HL was significantly associated with gender, participation in sport activities, and health promotion behaviors. There was no confounding factor for HL. Adolescent health promotion behaviors were significantly associated with academic level, weight perception, participation in sport activities, and HL.
Nurses could improve communication and decision-making skills related to health behaviors and learn how to obtain health-related knowledge to promote the health of adolescents.
本研究旨在测量青少年的健康促进行为、健康素养(HL)水平及其诱发因素。
采用横断面设计。
该研究由1046名11至14岁的学生完成。
通过学龄儿童健康素养量表和青少年健康促进量表收集数据。
健康素养与性别、参与体育活动和健康促进行为显著相关。健康素养不存在混杂因素。青少年健康促进行为与学业水平、体重认知、参与体育活动和健康素养显著相关。
护士可以提高与健康行为相关的沟通和决策技能,并学习如何获取与健康相关的知识以促进青少年的健康。