Sinan U?ra?|Ahmet Enes Sa??n|Ömer Karabulut|Gökmen Özen
The relationship between college athletes' health literacy and COVID-19 anxiety levels
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi|Inonu University|Piri Reis University|Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
background study aim health literacy ability access health information understand evaluate apply health information health literacy athletes may determinant understanding covid19 pandemic process level impact healthrelated anxiety factor therefore aim study examine whether relationship college athletes covid19 anxiety levels health literacy levels covid19 pandemic material methods college athletes ages 18 32 participated study average age 242 total 234 elite collage athletes participated study 133 participants males 101 females covid19 anxiety scale used determine covid19 anxiety states health literacy index used level health literacy participants covid19 pandemic process pearson correlation analysis stepwise regression analysis performed statistical analyses significance level analysis accepted p lt 05 results findings revealed significant relationships elite athletes health literacy subdimension scores covidanxiety level addition determined access information understanding information subdimensions health literacy subdimensions predicted elite college athletes covid19 anxiety level 212 result elite college athletes low levels anxiety covid19 situation associated high level health literacy conclusions increase elite college athletes level health literacy decrease anxiety levels beneficial implement training programs increase health literacy levels order reduce impact unexpected health crisis due covid19 especially anxiety levels college athletes