Mohammadkarim Bahadori|Fahimeh Najari|Khalil Alimohammadzadeh
The Relationship between Health Literacy and General Health Level of Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Study in Iran
Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences|Bam University of Medical Sciences|Islamic Azad University North Tehran Branch
background health literacy includes social cognitive skills determine motivation ability individuals achieving understanding utilizing information maintain enhance health people inadequate health literacy weaker health condition present study aimed investigating relationship health literacy general health level hemodialysis patients methods descriptive analytical study performed 130 hemodialysis patients baharlu hospital tehran data collected using health literacy general health assessment tool collected data analyzed using spss 210 software spearman correlation test results results revealed health literacy mean score 4681 2287 studied individuals sufficient health literacy general health mean score 1420 650 statistically significant relationship health literacy general health p 005 conclusions study found higher health literacy score better general health dialysis causes many clinical psychological problems limiting physical mental activities patients decrease health literacy associated decrease health including physical psychological problems general dialysis patients still need learn health literacy general health