Examining the Health Literacy Level of Individuals Applying to the Ophthalmology Clinic

Authors : Muhammed Mustafa BEYOĞLU, Abdullah BEYOĞLU

Pages : 24-30

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Publication Date : 2020-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: To determine the health literacy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(HL); level of the individuals who apply to the ophthalmology clinic. Materials and Methods: Data for our cross-sectional study were obtained through the Adult Health Literacy Scale insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(AHLS); and descriptive questionnaire. The data were evaluated with SPSS 22 statistical program. The conformity of the data to normal distribution was evaluated with the kolmogorov-simirnov test. It was determined that it fits the normal distribution. In the evaluation of the data, chi-square analysis was used for descriptive analysis and ANOVA was used to compare categorical variables. Values with p <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: In this study, the mean AHLS score of all participants was found 9.13. The average of female individuals is 7.89 and men are found 10.58 and there is a significant difference insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. When individuals are divided into age groups, when compared, those in the 20-29 and 30-39 age groups have higher and significant differences compared to those in the 40-49 and 50-65 age groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Individuals with a profession and a high level of education insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(high school and university graduates); were found to have higher AHLS and there was a significant difference insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. The mean AHLS of individuals with chronic disease is 6.17. It was found 11.68 in those without chronic disease. There is a significant difference between the two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: Our study found that individuals who applied to the ophthalmology clinic, especially those with chronic illnesses, those who did not have any professions, those with a low level of education insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(illiterate or primary school graduates);, and those who are older insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(≥40 years of age); had a low HL level compared to other individuals.
Keywords : health literacy, ophthalmology, chronic diseases