Factors related with nursing students' health literacy: a cross sectional study.
Front Public Health
; 11: 1053016, 2023.
Article
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| ID: mdl-37275493
ABSTRACT
Background:
Nursing professionals have a crucial role in promoting health literacy in health services, so it is necessary to ensure health literacy skills in future health professionals.Objective:
The objective of the study was to examine the health literacy of nursing students and its associated factors.Methods:
A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 460 nursing students. For data collection, a semi-structured questionnaire was obtained on sociodemographic characteristics, perception and health care, use of the health system and lifestyles. In addition, health literacy was assessed using the European Health Literacy Questionnaire.Results:
6.1% of the participants had an inadequate level of health literacy and 36.5% problematic. The probability of having sufficient health literacy is directly associated with age; and inversely with smoking, prolonged screen time and living alone (p < 0.05).Conclusion:
A large percentage of nursing students need to improve their health literacy skills. It is necessary to integrate a greater number of contents in health literacy in the curriculum of nursing students.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Nursing
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Health Literacy
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Front Public Health
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Spain