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The influence of functional health literacy on health promotion behavior

기능적 의료정보 이해능력이 건강증진행위에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2015.10.30
  • Accepted : 2015.11.25
  • Published : 2015.11.30
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Abstract

This study identified the level of functional health literacy and health promotion behavior and their relationship among middle-aged women. Data were collected from 163 middle-aged women between 40 and 64 residing D city and K province from December 1th to 26th, 2014 with a convenient sampling method. The average score of functional health literacy and health promotion behavior were $4.75{\pm}2.98$ and $2.30{\pm}0.55$, respectively Health promotion behavior was positively associated with functional health literacy. The full model accounted for 43.2% of the variance in health promotion behavior in middle-aged women. Therefore, strategies that effectively improving the level of functional health literacy are necessary to promote health behaviors in middle-aged women so that they have better health status and quality of life in later stage of life.

본 연구는 우리나라 중년 여성의 기능적 의료정보 이해능력과 건강증진행위의 관련성을 파악하고자 시행되었다. 연구대상은 K도와 D광역시 1개에 거주하는 40~64세의 중년 여성으로 편의추출 방식으로 수집하였다. 연구결과 중년 여성의 기능적 의료정보 이해능력은 13점 만점에 $4.75{\pm}2.98$점, 건강증진행위는 5점 만점에 $2.30{\pm}0.55$점으로 낮게 나타났다. 기능적 의료정보 이해능력과 건강증진행위는 양의 상관관계가 있다고 나타났으며, 기능적 의료정보 이해능력은 연령, 교육수준 등의 인구사회학적 요인을 통제한 상태에서 중년 여성의 건강증진행위에 유의한 영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었다. 이는 의료정보 이해능력이 향상될수록 건강증진행위를 증가시킬 수 있다는 결과이다. 따라서 중년 여성을 위한 맞춤식 교육프로그램 및 의료정보 이해능력을 효과적으로 향상시킬 수 있는 전략을 개발하고 그 효과를 검증하는 연구가 지속되어야 할 것을 제안하는 바이다.

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