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김민 ( Kim Min ) - Donga University of Health Department of Nursing
전경숙 ( Jeon Gyeong-Suk ) - Mokpo National University Department of Nursing
조선희 ( Cho Sun-Hee ) - Mokpo National University Department of Nursing
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify diabetes health literacy in older adults with diabetes in Korea.
Methods: A pilot survey was conducted. A total of 67 data were collected in 5 community health center branches. Data were analyzed using SPSS WIN 23.0 program with frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and t-test.
Results: Mean score of diabetes health literacy was 29.50±14.77. Twenty respondents (29.9%) were on the lowest level, 36 (53.7%) were on 4 to 6 level, and 11 (16.4%) were on 7 to 8 level. Female, living alone, low educational level, no reading ability, having only diabetes were factors presenting lower diabetes health literacy. More than 70% of the participants responded that they did not know the medical terms on diabetes.
Conclusion: Literacy-sensitive health education materials should be developed for rural old adults and community health education providers.
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KeyWords
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건강문해력, 당뇨, 건강교육, 노인
Health literacy, Diabetes mellitus, Health education, Aged
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원문 및 링크아웃 정보
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등재저널 정보
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