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			<journal>
			<title>Journal of Health Literacy</title>
			<title_fa>فصلنامه سواد سلامت</title_fa>
			<short_title>J Health Lit</short_title>
			<subject>Medical Sciences</subject>
			<web_url>https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/</web_url>
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			<journal_id_issn_online>2476-4728</journal_id_issn_online>
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			<pubdate>
				<type>gregorian</type>
				<year>2026</year>
				<month>7</month>
				<day>1</day>
			</pubdate>
			<volume>11</volume>
			<number>3</number>
			<publish_type>online</publish_type>
			<publish_edition>1</publish_edition>
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				<title>The Relationship between Health Literacy and Health-Promoting Behaviors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence from a Military Hospital-Based Study in Iran</title>
				<subject_fa></subject_fa>
				<subject></subject>
				<content_type_fa>مقاله پژوهشی</content_type_fa>
				<content_type>Original Article</content_type>
				<abstract_fa><![CDATA[]]></abstract_fa>
				<abstract><![CDATA[Background and Objective: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) ranks as one of the most common non-contagious diseases and its importance has been widely acknowledged. Nevertheless, health literacy and lifestyle factors have a big impact on how well people control and manage this condition. The current relationship between health-promoting behaviors and health literacy among DM patients of the Military hospital is discussed in this article.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional investigation encompassed a sample of 281 type 2 DM patients attending the endocrinology clinic at Baqiyatallah Hospital. Data collection was achieved through the employment of a checklist comprising 12 demographic items, a 33-item Health Literacy Instrument for Adults (HELIA) questionnaire, and a 51-item Walker&#039;s Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile (HPLP II) questionnaire. Data analysis was completed by implementing Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-tests, analysis of variance, and hierarchical linear regression, which was done by using SPSS ver. 22.Results: The mean age of the participants was calculated to be 45.2 ± 17.2 years. The participents’ charachteristics mostly consisted of being men (66.9%), married (63.7%), and having a diploma (45.9%). In this study, a moderate positive correlation was found between health literacy and health-promoting behaviors (r=0.405) (p=0.000). Furthermore, people ages 45 and above and those with a non-medical job had the highest scores on health-promoting behaviors, and non-smokers had a higher score on health literacy. Liner Regression analysis demonstrated that reading, access, decision-making, and behavioral intention significantly predicted health-promoting behaviors (R²=0.295, p&lt;0.000),with decision-making showing the strongest effect (β=0.242, p=0.002).Conclusion: The findings of the current study verify that there is a relationship between health literacy and lifestyle, and that edjucational programs focus more on improving specific domains like accessing, reading and decision-making, as identified in the regression for DM patients.]]></abstract>
				<keyword_fa></keyword_fa>
				<keyword>Diabetes Mellitus, Health Behavior, Health Literacy, lifestyle, self care</keyword>
				<start_page>9</start_page>
				<end_page>22</end_page>
				<web_url>https://literacy.mums.ac.ir/article_26905.html</web_url>
			<author_list><author>
				<first_name>Leila</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Khedmat</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>leilakhedmat@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>118125</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Ali</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Faeghi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>faeghiali37@gmail.com</email>
				<code>118123</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Mehdi</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Raei</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>mehdi_r_d@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>118124</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Effat</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Naimi</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>effatnaimi@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>118126</code>
				<coreauthor>No</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author><author>
				<first_name>Fatemeh</first_name>
				<middle_name></middle_name>
				<last_name>Rahmati</last_name>
				<suffix></suffix>
				<first_name_fa></first_name_fa>
				<middle_name_fa></middle_name_fa>
				<last_name_fa></last_name_fa>
				<suffix_fa></suffix_fa>
				<email>fatemeh_rahmaty@yahoo.com</email>
				<code>118122</code>
				<coreauthor>Yes</coreauthor>
				<affiliation>Health Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.</affiliation>
				<affiliation_fa></affiliation_fa>
				 </author></author_list>
				</article>
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