Health Literacy and Psychological Well-being Among Older Adults with Chronic Illness in Sukhothai Province
Keywords:
Health literacy, Psychological well-being, Older adults with chronic illnessAbstract
Health literacy is important for psychological well-being, especially in the elderly with chronic illnesses. This descriptive correlational study aimed to study the relationship between health literacy and psychological well-being among older adults with chronic illness in Sukhothai Province. The participants were 138 older adults with chronic diseases receiving treatment at Sukhothai Hospital. The participants were selected based on the inclusion criteria, and a simple random sampling method was applied. The instruments consisted of a personal information questionnaire, the Health Literacy questionnaire, and the Elderly Psychological Well-Being questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics and Spearman’s correlation coefficient.
The results showed that the participants had good levels of health literacy. Psychological well-being scores among older adults with chronic illness were at the highest level, and their health literacy had a statistically significant positive correlation at a weak level with psychological well-being (r = .30, p < .01).
The results of this study could be used as basic information to plan for improving health literacy in older adults with chronic illness to increase their psychological well-being.
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