Strengthening the Case for Universal Health Literacy: The Dispersion of Health Literacy Experiences Across a Southern U.S. State
| Autor: | Iris Feinberg, Elizabeth L. Tighe, Michelle M. Ogrodnick |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Health Literacy Research and Practice, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp e182-e190 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 24748307 2474-8307 |
| DOI: | 10.3928/24748307-20220620-01 |
| Popis: | Background: How individuals perceive their health literacy may differ based on demographic and individual characteristics. Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand the dispersion of health literacy across demographics in the state of Georgia in 2021 and to determine which factors influence health literacy. Methods: Study participants were age 18 years and older and completed an on-line Health Literacy Questionnaire (N = 520). The participant pool was stratified to mirror state-wide demographics of geography and race. Results were further collapsed into composite scales reflecting basic, communicative, and critical health literacy. Descriptive statistics, bivariate Pearson's correlations, and multiple regression analyses were used. A two-step cluster analysis was performed with the nine health literacy scales. Key Results: Rural county and no health insurance were negatively related to all three composite scales (rs = .093-.254, ps < .05). Demographic predictors accounted for 6.7% of the variance in basic (F[6, 439] = 5.287, p < .001), 10% in communicative (F[6, 438] = 8.154, p < .001), and 6% for critical (F[6, 439] = 4.675, p < .0010. In all scales, health insurance status was the strongest primary unique predictor (βs = .236, .295, .181, ps |
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