Health Literacy and Health Behavior 3E.2S. among Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension in Bang Phi District, Samut Prakan Province
Keywords:
health literacy, health behavior, Diabetes with hypertensionAbstract
Introduction: Among patients with Diabetes and Hypertension, there are risks of complications, especially cardiovascular disease. One important approach to manage the risks is health literacy and health behavior 3E. 2S. which will help prevent the risk of complications.
Research objectives: This correlational descriptive study aimed to investigate health literacy, and health behavior (3E. 2S.) among patients with diabetes and hypertension in Bang Phi district, Samut Prakan Province.
Research methodology: A cluster sampling method was used to recruite 150 patients with diabetes and hypertension treated at Bang Chalong Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital, Bang Phi District, Samut Prakan Province. Instruments consisted of the Thai CV risk score program assessing cardiovascular risk, and the 3E.2S. health literacy, and healthy behaviors questionnaire with a reliability range of .72-.87. Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation, Spearman’s Rho correlation.
Results: The overall 3E.2S. health literacy was at a good level (56% 3E.2S.). Regarding each skill of health literacy, it was found that cognition level was at the most accurate (45.3%). Accurate to information and health services, self-management, media literacy, decisions-making to take the right action skill were at a very good level (65.3%, 70.7%, and 78.0%, respectively), while health communication skill was at a fair level (56%). There were statistically significantly positive relationships between the overall 3E.2S. health literacy, access to information and health service, health communication, self-management, and decision-making to take the right action skill and the 3E.2S.health behavior (r =.263, p = .001; r =.227, p = .005; r =.233, p = .004; r =.242, p = .003; r =.292, p< .001; respectively). Knowledge and understanding of health, and media literacy were not statistically significantly correlated to the 3E.2S.health behavior (r =.158, p = .054; r =-.060, p = .464; respectively).
Conclusions: Results of this study can be used as preliminary data for developing implementation of health behavior modification programs or interventions to facilitate behavioral change using health literacy, particularly in access to information and health services, communication skills, self-management, and decision-making skills.
Implications: Healthcare providers should help patients with diabetic and hypertension to have venues to health information and health services, health communication, self-management, and decision-making to take the right action leading to better health behavior.
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