Jennie K Grammer, William J Gehring, Frederick J Morrison
Associations between developmental changes in error-related brain activity and executive functions in early childhood
Psychophysiology
coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic developed rapidly changing guidelines misinformation inaccurate health information rumors situation highlighted importance health literacy especially among educators aims study assess covid19specific health literacy among school teachers hong kong ii examine association demographic factors selfendangering work behaviors ie work intensification work extensification work quality reduction secondary burnout symptoms ie exhaustion related work psychosomatic complaints level knowledge covid19 pandemicrelated information level confusion covid19related information selfreport survey administered 366 hong kong school teachers april 2021 february 2022 covid19specific health literacy measured using hlscovidq22 instrument instruments including selfendangering work behavior scales ie extensification work intensification work work quality reduction two dimensions burnout assessment tool ie psychosomatic complaints exhaustion also used assessment data analyzed using independent samples students ttest analysis variance correlation analysis adjusted multilinear regression models results showed 508 school teachers sufficient health literacy 383 problematic health literacy 109 inadequate health literacy hlscovid score vary sex varied according type school number working hours per week number students attending school teachers sufficient health literacy scored significantly lower two types selfendangering work behaviorintensification work p 0003 work quality reduction p 0007than insufficient health literacy excluding already vaccinated respondents sufficient health literacy felt positive covid19 vaccination insufficient health literacy t180 4168 p 0001 addition teachers sufficient health literacy felt informed p 0001 less confused p 0001 covid19related information insufficient health literacy multiple linear regression analysis revealed age 014 p 0011 number teaching hours per week 0206 p 0001 significant predictors hlscovid score findings study may serve guide addressing health literacy gaps among school teachers