Assessing oral health literacy of university nursing students: A cross-sectional exploratory study

AimResearch has proven a link between oral health and numerous chronic systemic diseases. To achieve better health outcomes, there is a need to involve interprofessional primary health care providers, such as nurses to raise awareness and promote oral health. Nurses have regular contact with patients which provides a unique opportunity to impart disease-specific information and technical skills for patients to self-manage their oral health conditions. However, the baseline oral health literacy of undergraduate nursing students at the University of Sydney is not known. Before creating a targeted curriculum to improve oral health literacy amongst nursing students, it is essential to assess the baseline oral health knowledge of these students. This study aimed to assess the oral health literacy level among undergraduate nursing students of the University of Sydney, Australia.DesignAn exploratory research approach was used.MethodsA cross-sectional survey study was conducted using the validated Comprehensive Measure of Oral Health Knowledge (CMOHK) instrument. A univariate general linear model was used to explore the association of CMOHK total score with demographic and educational variables.ResultsA total number of 197 nursing students participated in the survey, with a mean CMOHK score of 15.48, SD 3.27. 72% were categorized as having good, 16% fair and 12% poor oral health knowledge. The analysis from the six individual knowledge domains of the CMOHK revealed lower percentages of correct responses in the periodontal disease and oral cancer knowledge domains. Students with English as their second language, on average, scored 2 fewer correct responses (p <.001) than students whose first language was English. Low socioeconomic status was not associated with a low level of oral health literacy.ConclusionThe baseline results show a good level of general oral health knowledge as measured by the CMOHK. However, periodontal disease and oral cancer were identified as the particular domains where a knowledge gap exists. These findings may help to map and design an oral health education intervention to improve oral health literacy amongst nursing students. Culturally responsive pedagogy may need to be considered for students with English as their second language. This baseline survey data may potentially facilitate integrating oral health in nursing education and practice.     

乌鲁木齐市社区高血压患者疾病相关健康素养现状及其影响因素分析

目的调查乌鲁木齐市社区高血压患者的健康素养现状及其影响因素。方法采用分层随机整群抽样法对乌鲁木齐市375例高血压患者的健康素养进行问卷调查。结果社区高血压患者健康素养总分为(64.44±23.69)分,其中38.67%的患者属于健康素养缺乏;高血压疾病相关健康素养的影响因素是年龄、文化程度、职业和高血压水平分级(P0.01或P0.05)。结论社区高血压患者疾病相关健康素养有待提高,可针对患者的年龄、文化程度、职业和高血压水平分级实施高血压疾病相关健康素养干预。     

长春市高职高专学生健康素养与健康促进行为的相关分析

目的 了解长春市高职高专院校学生健康素养和健康促进行为现状及其关系.方法 2020年10月,采用多阶段整群抽样法,对长春市2所高职高专院校的1 321名大学生进行问卷调查,调查内容包括一般社会人口学特征、健康素养和健康促进行为.结果 1 321名学生中仅11.7％具备健康素养,健康促进行为总分为(140.23±28.2...     

Public health nursing: Challenges and innovations for health literacy in rural area

Health literacy is a critical component of public health nursing, particularly in rural areas where access to health services is severely limited. As it relates to quality of care, cost of care, safety of care, and appropriate decision-making in general public health, health literacy can also be seen as an important public policy issue. Several challenges that can be found in rural communities in terms of access to health literacy, such as limited access to healthcare services, limited resources, low literacy rate, cultural and language barriers, financial constraints, and digital divide. Based on these challenges, several innovations can be pursued such as community-based health education, health literacy training among healthcare professionals, digital health technology, partnerships with community-based organizations, health literacy radio programs, and community health ambassadors. This reflection highlights the challenges and innovations that nurses can do to overcome the problem of low-health literacy in rural communities. In the future, the development of community empowerment and technology will be needed to refine the progress made so that a gradual increase in health literacy in rural communities can be seen.     

成人哮喘病人健康行为及其影响因素研究

[目的]为了解成人哮喘病人健康行为及其影响因素。[方法]对我院门诊就诊的96名哮喘病人，采用健康行为量表测量其健康行为。[结果]哮喘病人的健康行为得分为125．13分±23．96分。多元逐步回归分析显示，吸烟、医疗费用来源、文化程度、年龄是影响因素。[结论]在设计和实施护理干预措施时，应重视哮喘病人的吸烟问题、医疗费用来源、文化程度和年龄。     

大专护生健康素养水平调查分析

目的调查某校大专护生健康素养水平,为制订相关健康教育策略提供依据。方法自行设计健康素养调查问卷,对某校587名在校大专护生进行问卷调查。结果大专护生健康素养总分为（75．23±8．98）分,80分以上大专护生仅占39．18％。农村大专护生的健康素养总体水平低于城镇（P〈0．05）。网络（手机）是大专护生获取健康素养知识的主要途径和最感兴趣的途径,分别为72．23％和44．12％。结论大专护生整体健康素养水平较低,学校应该注意加强这方面教育,并选择恰当的教学方法。     

Development of a community health promotion center based on the World Health Organization's Ottawa Charter health promotion strategies

Aim: To describe the development process of nursing school‐led community health promotion centers (CHPC) to improve the health of the surrounding communities. Methods: This study design was a research and development study. (i) Assessment of health needs by interviewing 359 people in the community to select health programs for the community health promotion center. (ii) Five health promotion strategies from the Ottawa Charter were applied to develop the community health promotion center for a city community. Results: (i) The people in the community had higher socioeconomic status levels and better health behaviors compared to the general Korean population, and they also listed chronic health problem management as their first priority health service. (ii) Development of the community health promotion center was done based on the five World Health Organization's Ottawa Charter Health Promotion Strategies: build healthy public policy, create supportive environments, strengthen community actions, develop personal skills, and reorient health services. Conclusions: The present study showed that the WHO's five Ottawa Charter Health Promotion Strategies were useful for developing health promotion centers in the community.     

成人口腔健康素养测量工具的研究进展

文章对成人口腔健康素养概况、测量工具的主要内容及其特点进行综述,以期为临床护理人员评估患者及其家庭成员的口腔健康素养选择适宜的测量工具及进行相关研究提供思路。     

Assessment and measurement of health literacy: An integrative review of the literature

Research linking health literacy to health knowledge, health behaviors, health outcomes, health disparity, health status, and increasing health-care costs is prevalent around the globe. Given the importance of health literacy, it is prudent to examine the tools available to assure that patients are health-literate. This article provides an integrative review in order to investigate what has been developed to evaluate health literacy in the health-care setting. The research questions considered include: (i) Which instruments or screening tools are available to assess or measure health literacy in the clinical setting?; and (ii) What are the psychometric properties, advantages, and limitations of the identified tools? A number of databases are utilized to locate research specific to this topic. The research is analyzed, the findings are summarized, and the limitations are mentioned. The implications, recommendations, and the need for future research are discussed.