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The relationships between self-reported health status and subjective health literacy among young adults in Lithuania
Type of publication
Straipsnis konferencijos medžiagoje Web of Science duomenų bazėje / Article in conference proceedings in Web of Science database (P1a1)
Title
The relationships between self-reported health status and subjective health literacy among young adults in Lithuania
Is part of
Society, integration, education : international scientific conference, May 27th-28th, 2016, Rezekne Academy of Technologies: proceedings / edited by Velta Lubkina, Svetlana Usca, Anda Zvaigzne. Rezekne : Rezekne academy of technologies, Vol. 3 (2016)
Date Issued
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2016 |
Publisher
Rezekne : Rezekne academy of technologies
Extent
p. 423-433
Field of Science
Abstract
Seeking to successfully act in the 21st century, a person should have a relatively big spectrum of abilities and competences; in other words, s/he should develop literacy in a number of spheres. Health literacy is essential for a person’s daily capability to manage own health and the quality of life, which is dependent on it. It is significant for the social and economic development of the society. The purpose of the research was to identify the relationships between subjective health literacy and self-reported health status among young adults in Lithuania. The methods of the research included the analysis, interpretation and generalisation of scientific literature on the topic of research, as well as anonymous questionnaire survey. Self-reported health status was ascertained by a single WHO recommended question: “How is your health in general?” Subjective health literacy of young adults was measured using an HLS-EU-Q-47 questionnaire. The survey was conducted in 2014. The research sample included 798 young adults. The results showed high correlation between health literacy in the three health relevant areas and general health literacy. Having generalised the research data, it was noted that the young adults with good/very good selfreported health status tend to achieve sufficient or excellent levels of health literacy on health care, disease prevention or health promotion and general health literacy.
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Language
Rusų / Russian (ru)
Coverage Spatial
Latvija / Latvia (LV)