Chi?Wei Lin|Wei?Hsiang Lin|Wei?Ting Hung|Yi?Che Lee|Yi Ching Yang|Yingwei Wang|Ching?Jung Ho|Tao-Qian Tang
Examining Health Literacy in Taiwanese Smoking Cessation Populations: A Multidimensional Evaluation of Sociodemographic Factors and Domain-Specific Competencies
I-Shou University|E-Da Hospital|E-Da Hospital|I-Shou University|E-Da Hospital|I-Shou University|E-Da Hospital|National Cheng Kung University Hospital|National Cheng Kung University|Hualien Tzu Chi Medical Center|Tzu Chi University|National Kaohsiung Normal University|I-Shou University|E-Da Hospital|National Tsing Hua University
background cigarette smoking serious global health issue limited studies previously analyzed health literacy components patients undergoing smoking cessation interventions study focuses individuals enrolled smoking cessation services investigates distribution health literacy three domains health care disease prevention health promotion four abilities access understand appraise apply health information study also explores correlation background factors age bmi etc health literacy well differences health literacy levels among different background variables gender etc methods 228 individuals completed health literacy questionnaire descriptive statistical analysis pearson correlation chisquared test employed investigate various health literacy levels background variables results 68 excellent sufficient health literacy total 32 considered problematic inadequate health literacy three domains health literacy participants performed better healthcare domain onethird problematic accessing appraising information conclusions paper pilot study providing analysis health literacy components individuals undergoing smoking cessation could serve useful reference devising interventions different population groups trying maximize successful cessation rates