Gabriela Rolová|Miroslav Barták|Vladimír Rogalewicz|Beáta Gavurová
Health literacy in people undergoing treatment for alcohol abuse - A pilot study
General University Hospital in Prague|Charles University|General University Hospital in Prague|Charles University|General University Hospital in Prague|Charles University|Technical University of Košice
evidence suggests limited health literacy hl may associated health risk behaviour smoking alcohol drinking substance usethe aim study examine level hl people undergoing treatment alcohol abuse determine problematic domain hlthe crosssectional survey included 113 participants two facilities prague department addictology bohnice psychiatric hospitalhl measured using hlseuq questionnaire developed european health literacy consortiumthe mean general health literacy ghl score sample 341 indicating sufficient level hlhowever almost half sample showed limited level hlhealth promotion identified problematic domain hl fifty percent participants limited leveloutpatients achieved overall better scores inpatients although difference significantwe found statistical differences tested variablesthe results suggest prevalence limited hl people undergoing treatment alcohol abuse relatively highinterventions carried increase overall level hlan adequate level hl may improve overall health well treatment outcomes people addicted alcohol