Current status and influencing factors of health literacy in elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis
10.3760/cma.j.cn115682-20220210-00612
- VernacularTitle:老年膝关节骨性关节炎患者健康素养现状及其影响因素分析
- Author:
Li CHENG
1
;
Xiaoming CAO
;
Ying XIN
;
Wei WEI
;
Haoran CAI
;
Yao WEI
Author Information
1. 西安交通大学附属红会医院呼吸内科,西安 710054
- Keywords:
Aged;
Cross-sectional studies;
Osteoarthritis, knee;
Health literacy;
Influencing factors
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2023;29(2):209-214
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the health literacy of elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) , and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:From July to December 2021, 180 elderly KOA patients who visited the Orthopedic Clinic of Xi 'an Honghui Hospital affiliated to Xi'an Jiaotong University were selected as the research object by convenience sampling. The General Information Questionnaire and Scale on Health Literacy for Patients with Chronic Disease were used to investigate the patients. Multiple linear regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of health literacy of elderly KOA patients. A total of 180 questionnaires were distributed, and 172 valid questionnaires were recovered, with a valid recovery rate of 95.56%. Results:Among 172 elderly KOA patients, the total score of Scale on Health Literacy for Patients with Chronic Disease was (93.62±12.68) , 51.74% (89/172) of elderly KOA patients had good health literacy. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, marital status, education level and course of disease were the influencing factors of the health literacy of elderly KOA patients ( P<0.05) , accounting for 27.7% of the total variation. Conclusions:The health literacy level of elderly KOA patients is low, and the ability to improve their health will needs to be improved. Health education should be strengthened and emphasized for elderly female KOA patients with low education level, long course of disease and poor marital status.