Nurses' health education competence and health literacy: A cross-sectional survey in Chinese county hospitals.

Autor: Congying L; Department of Cardiology,Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road,Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China. Electronic address: liucongying@bjmu.edu.cn., Heli Z; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine,Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road,Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China. Electronic address: 273015697@qq.com., Han Q; School of Chinese Language and Literature, University of International Business and Economics, No.10, Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. Electronic address: qinhan@uibe.edu.cn., Yang L; Department of Cardiology,Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road,Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China. Electronic address: liu13021249926@163.com., Xiaoling C; Daning County People's Hospital, Daning County, Linfen City, Shanxi 042300, China. Electronic address: 604055849@qq.com., Ruifang L; Daning County People's Hospital, Daning County, Linfen City, Shanxi 042300, China. Electronic address: dnxyljt2018@163.com., Baohua L; Nursing Department, Peking University Third Hospital, 49 North Garden Road,Haidian District, Beijing 100191, China. Electronic address: lianglbh@126.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nurse education in practice [Nurse Educ Pract] 2024 Aug; Vol. 79, pp. 104042. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2024.104042
Abstrakt: Aim: This study aims to assess the health education competence of nurses in China's county hospitals, examining its relationship with health literacy and other influencing factors, such as receipt of health education training, and acquisition of health knowledge.
Background: Nurses are pivotal in delivering health education, which is crucial for improving health outcomes. In rural China, the prevalent low health literacy, stemming from limited access to health guidance, necessitates an evaluation of nurses' health education competence in county hospitals. Understanding these competencies and their influencing factors is essential to enhance the health literacy of the Chinese population.
Design: A cross-sectional study.
Methods: The study surveyed 692 nurses from nine county hospitals in Shanxi Province, China, using convenience sampling. The analysis employed descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and hierarchical multiple linear regression.
Results: The study revealed a low level of health education competence among the surveyed nurses, with total health education scores averaging 3.77±0.60, and mean scores for knowledge, skills, and attitudes being 3.73±0.67, 3.77±0.64, and 3.89±0.64, respectively. The multiple regression models were significant (P<0.001), with R 2 values ranging from 0.143 to 0.197. Key predictors included the incentive mechanism for health education, receipt of health education training, acquisition of health knowledge, and literacies in infectious disease prevention, scientific health concepts, and chronic disease prevention.
Conclusions: This study assessed the health education competence of nurses in county hospitals in China and investigated the impact of various dimensions of health literacy on this competence. The findings indicate that the health education competence of nurses in these settings remains relatively low. Additionally, health education training and incentive mechanisms were found to significantly enhance nurses' health education competence in areas lacking medical resources.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper
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