TY - JOUR ID - 13870 TI - The relationship between attitude toward self-care behaviors and health literacy in cardiac patients hospitalized in educational hospital JO - Journal of Health Literacy JA - JHL LA - en SN - - AU - Mohammadnia Motlagh, Kolsoum AU - Reisi Dehkordi, Fatemeh AU - Shamsi, Mohsen AU - Birjandi, Mahdi AU - Rezaei, Nadia AU - Almasi Moghadam, Fatemeh AD - Department of Public Health, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran AD - PhD health promotion, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad,Iran AD - PhD health promotion, Arak University of Medical Sciences,Arak, Iran AD - PhD in Biostatistics, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Iran AD - Department of Public Health, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences,khorramabad,Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 4 IS - 2 SP - 27 EP - 34 KW - Attitude KW - self-care KW - Health Literacy KW - Cardiac patients DO - 10.22038/jhl.2019.40516.1060 N2 - Background and Objective: Self-care has the main role in controlling heart failure. Moreover, health literacy is a key determinant of health and the first priority in improving the quality of health services. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between attitude toward self-care behaviors and literacy in cardiac patients admitted to educational hospitals in Khorramabad city.   Materials and Methods:  The present study was a cross_sectional and analytical study in which the 182 heart patients admitted to the educational hospitals of khoramabad were randomly assigend to several stages. The research tool was standard questionnaires about self _care behaviors and Health Literacy Assessment Questionnaire (HELIA). Data were analyzed using SPSS 16 software and independent t_tests, analysis of variance and pearson correlation coefficient.   Result: The mean score of self-care in patient was  36.5± 5.32, and according to the division of self-care, 29.7 percent had average and 70.3 had good self-care. The mean score of health literacy was 99.25 ±52.66 . The correlation coefficient between self-care and health literacy score was 0.23 (p<0.001).   Conclusion: The need to improve the health literacy of cardiovascular patients as a prerequisite for promoting self-care behaviors in these patients should be addressed through mass media and health centers to help control disease and enhance patients' ability to manage their disease. UR - https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_13870.html L1 - https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_13870_0394af796e010385a3794d62a1cb83cd.pdf ER -