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Eurasian Academy Of Sciences Social Sciences Journal Yýl:2021  Sayý: 39  Alan: Psikoloji

Tuðçe GÜLER, Abdulkadir GÜÇLÜ
ÝSTANBUL ÝLÝNDE SAÐLIK OKURYAZARLIK DÜZEYÝNÝ BELÝRLEMEYE YÖNELÝK BÝR ARAÞTIRMA
 
Bu çalýþma Ýstanbul’da yaþayan 18-70 yaþ aralýðýndaki bireylerin saðlýk okuryazarlýk düzeyinin saptanmasý ve iliþkili faktörlerin belirlenmesi amacýyla yapýlmýþtýr. 400 gönüllü katýlýmcý ile yürütülen çalýþmanýn verileri “Tanýmlayýcý Özellikler Bilgi Formu” ve “Türkiye Saðlýk Okuryazarlýðý Ölçeði-32 (TSOY-32)” ile toplanmýþtýr. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 27.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) programý kullanýlmýþtýr. Ýstatiksel anlamlýlýk düzeyi α=0.05 olarak kabul edilmiþtir. Araþtýrma sonuçlarýna göre katýlýmcýlarýn %29,5’inin yetersiz ve %44,25’inin sorunlu/sýnýrlý, %17,5 yeterli ve %8,75’inin mükemmel saðlýk okuryazarlýðýna sahip olduðu saptanmýþtýr. Ayrýca tedavi ve hizmet boyutunun genel puaný, hastalýklardan korunma ve saðlýðýn geliþtirilmesi boyutunun genel puanýndan yüksektir. Katýlýmcýlarýn gelir düzeyi ve meslek gruplarý arasýnda anlamlý farklýlýk belirlenmeyip; diðer sosyodemografik özelliklerinin saðlýk okuryazarlýðýný anlamlý olarak etkilediði saptanmýþtýr. Bireylerin saðlýk okuryazarlýðý düzeyleri sorunlu/sýnýrlý olup, artýrýlmasý için gerekli olan çalýþmalarýn yapýlmasý gerekmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Saðlýk Okuryazarlýðý, Saðlýk Okuryazarlýk Düzeyi, Türkiye Saðlýk Okuryazarlýðý Ölçeði (TSOY-32)


A STUDY ON DETERMINING THE LEVEL OF HEALTH LITERACY IN THE PROVINCE OF ISTANBUL
 
This study was conducted to determine the health literacy level of individuals between the ages of 18-70 living in Istanbul and to determine the related factors. The data of the study conducted with 400 volunteer participants were collected with the "Descriptive Characteristics Information Form" and "Turkey Health Literacy Scale-32 (TSOY-32)". SPSS 27.0 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program was used in the analysis of the data. Statistical significance level was accepted as α=0.05. According to the results of the research, it was determined that 29.5% of the participants were inadequate, 44.25% had problematic/limited, 17.5% adequate and 8.75% had excellent health literacy. In addition, the overall score of the treatment and service dimension is higher than the general score of the dimension of prevention from diseases and health promotion. No significant difference was determined between the income level and occupational groups of the participants; It was determined that other sociodemographic characteristics significantly affected health literacy. Individuals' health literacy levels are problematic/limited, and necessary studies should be carried out to increase it.

Keywords: Health Literacy, Health Literacy Level, Turkey Health Literacy Scale (TSOY-32)


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