Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization
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Resumo: | Health literacy (HL) allows people to access, understand and evaluate health information. Informal caregivers' levels of HL may impact long-term care outcomes. 'Informal caregivers' profile in Lisbon county: a health community approach' is a nurse-led research project aiming to assess informal caregivers' health literacy and associated factors in Lisbon county, as well as to foster the development of a local-specific health literacy strategy. A survey to identify a health/social caregiver profile, including questions about HL (HLS-EU-PT), was submitted to a representative sample of carers. Descriptive and bivariate inferential analysis was developed. Informal caregivers' level of HL was mostly sufficient (n = 99, 38%). More than 60% of caregivers have limited HL regarding health promotion. 'Access', 'Appraisal' and 'Use' are the information processing stages with lower mean scores of HL. Carers with low HL levels appear to be older and to have less education, low knowledge of community resources and decreased wellbeing (p < 0.05). A strategy focused on health promotion-related HL through primary care resources can potentially improve caregivers' knowledge, competencies and motivation, as well as health system sustainability. Reported HLS-EU-PT scores deserve special attention. Future work should emphasize the role of HL-associated factors and health outcomes for caregivers and cared-for persons. |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization Costa, A Health literacy Community Informal caregivers Nursing Survey HDE PED |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Informal Caregivers’ Health Literacy in Lisbon, Portugal: A Profile for Health Promotion Prioritization |
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Costa, A |
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Costa, A Loura, DS Nogueira, P Melo, G Gomes, I Ferraz, I Viegas, L Henriques, MA |
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Loura, DS Nogueira, P Melo, G Gomes, I Ferraz, I Viegas, L Henriques, MA |
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Repositório do Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, EPE |
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Costa, A Loura, DS Nogueira, P Melo, G Gomes, I Ferraz, I Viegas, L Henriques, MA |
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Health literacy Community Informal caregivers Nursing Survey HDE PED |
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Health literacy Community Informal caregivers Nursing Survey HDE PED |
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Health literacy (HL) allows people to access, understand and evaluate health information. Informal caregivers' levels of HL may impact long-term care outcomes. 'Informal caregivers' profile in Lisbon county: a health community approach' is a nurse-led research project aiming to assess informal caregivers' health literacy and associated factors in Lisbon county, as well as to foster the development of a local-specific health literacy strategy. A survey to identify a health/social caregiver profile, including questions about HL (HLS-EU-PT), was submitted to a representative sample of carers. Descriptive and bivariate inferential analysis was developed. Informal caregivers' level of HL was mostly sufficient (n = 99, 38%). More than 60% of caregivers have limited HL regarding health promotion. 'Access', 'Appraisal' and 'Use' are the information processing stages with lower mean scores of HL. Carers with low HL levels appear to be older and to have less education, low knowledge of community resources and decreased wellbeing (p < 0.05). A strategy focused on health promotion-related HL through primary care resources can potentially improve caregivers' knowledge, competencies and motivation, as well as health system sustainability. Reported HLS-EU-PT scores deserve special attention. Future work should emphasize the role of HL-associated factors and health outcomes for caregivers and cared-for persons. |
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Geriatrics (Basel) . 2022 Sep 6;7(5):92. 10.3390/geriatrics7050092 |
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