Mahnaz Khaleghi|Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi|Noshin Peyman
The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Health-Related Quality of Life in Students
Tarbiat Modares University|Tarbiat Modares University|Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
background objective health literacy cognitive social skill determines peoples motivation ability acquire understand use health information promote maintain good health aim study determine health literacy relationship healthrelated quality life students islamic azad university shahrerey branch methods crosssectional correlational study health literacy quality life 278 students measured randomized multistage sampling method applied functional health literacy adults tofhla sf12short form sf36 used collect data data analysis spss 16 software descriptive statistics anova regression statistical tests used results findings showed average health literacy score 70351825 252 70 people inadequate health literacy 219 61 people border health literacy 529 147 people adequate health literacy mean score quality life students 3699580 323 n 9 4388 n61 5431 151 people poor moderate good qol respectively results study showed health literacy significant relationship overall quality life p005 physical p 005 psychological p 005 dimensions conclusion students health literacy associated quality life dimensions therefore order promote educational performance causes better quality life important concentrate improving qol people increasing health literacy