Health Literacy and its Relationship with Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Womenc
| Autor: | Zahra Mosallanezhad, Neda Poornowrooz, Shohreh Javadpour, Marzieh Haghbeen, Safieh Jamali |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 13, Iss 2, Pp VC01-VC04 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2019/38474.12529 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Menopause is considered as a unique event in women’s life. Women spend more than one third of their lives in postmenopausal period. Accordingly, paying attention to quality of life of women in terms of public health during menopause is crucial. Moreover, health literacy is one of the factors influencing the health of women. Aim: To evaluate the health literacy and its relationship with the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out on 194 postmenopausal women admitted to health centres of Jahrom, Iran, in 2017. Data were collected using health literacy and quality of life questionnaires. After data collection, they were analysed using descriptive statistics, regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient and SPSS software. Results: The research results revealed that the mean age of the subjects was 59.67±6.57. The mean score of quality of life and health literacy in postmenopausal women was 47.46±19.48 and 81.29±26.99, respectively. A significant relationship was found between the quality of life and health literacy (p |
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