Health literacy of knowledge and the understanding of tobacco and smoking behavior among older persons: A case study in Amphawa District, Samut Songkhram Province
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Background: Smoking is an important cause of diseases and premature deaths because of its effects on health status and disease, especially among older persons.
Objectives: The purpose of this research aimed to study the level of health literacy (cognitive skills) about tobacco, smoking behavior and factors related to health literacy (cognitive skills) on tobacco.
Methods: This descriptive research study sampled 105 older persons who smoked in Amphawa subdistrict, Samut Songkhram province. Data was collected by using questionnaires developed by researchers. (Content Validity Index = .80). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation.
Results: The research findings showed that most of the sample was male (84.80%),aged between 60 and 69 years old. More than half had a disease(s) (56.82%) such as hypertension and diabetes mellitus. They had a moderate knowledge level (37.11%), with an average score of 6.50 ± 1.90 points (3 – 10 points). The health literacy level of the sample was at an interactive level (45.70%). In addition, sex, age, education, occupational and income were significantly associated with health literacy (cognitive skills) regarding tobacco (p<.05).
Conclusions: It is important to encourage older persons to be aware of the dangers of smoking, how smoking affects their health , and to help the older persons quit smoking, by addressing the stage of readiness to quit smoking that older persons are in; in order to quit smoking successfully.
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บทความที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี
ข้อความที่ปรากฏในบทความแต่ละเรื่องในวารสารวิชาการเล่มนี้เป็นความคิดเห็นส่วนตัวของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านไม่เกี่ยวข้องกับวิทยาลัยพยาบาลบรมราชชนนี จังหวัดนนทบุรี และคณาจารย์ท่านอื่น ในวิทยาลัยฯ แต่อย่างใด ความรับผิดชอบองค์ประกอบทั้งหมดของบทความแต่ละเรื่องเป็นของผู้เขียนแต่ละท่าน หากมีความผิดพลาดใด ๆ ผู้เขียนแต่ละท่านจะรับผิดชอบบทความของตนเองแต่ผู้เดียว
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