Peter Koch|Zita Schillmöller|Albert Nienhaus
How Does Health Literacy Modify Indicators of Health Behaviour and of Health? A Longitudinal Study with Trainees in North Germany
University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg|HAW Hamburg|Universität Hamburg|University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf|Universität Hamburg
health literacy hl resource help individuals achieve control health factors influence health present followup study investigated extent hl trainees changes time whether extent hl influences health behaviour healthin 2017 performed baseline survey t0 trainees six different branches contacted vocational colleges four northern federal states germany survey repeated midpoint training 2019 t1 demographic data surveyed together information hl hlseuq16 health behaviour health status psychological wellbeing subjective health status multivariate regression analyses performed spss 26three hundred ninetyone 391 data sets evaluated followup rate 27 79 trainees female mean age 212 years subjects mean hl increased time x sd 119 29 122 29 p 0070 increase statistically significant health service trainees x sd 121 28 125 29 p 0019 relative persons adequate hl odds ratio time impaired psychological wellbeing increased 230 persons inadequate hl 33 95 ci 170632 p 0001 persons problematical hl corresponding increase odds ratio 110 21 95 ci 130338 p 0002 relative persons adequate hl trainees inadequate hl exhibited significant increase odds ratio 28 time poor less good subjective health status 28 95 ci 123633 p 0014we observed positive longitudinal association hl health significant increase hl observed trainees health service thus study shows concept hl may provide potential preventive approach trainees