Assessment of health literacy in the population of chronic patients by using of FCCHL questionnaire
Procena zdravstvene pismenosti u populaciji hroničnih pacijenata primenom FCCHL upitnika
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Šesto, Sofija
Lević, Marija

Milošević-Georgiev, Andrijana

Stanojlović, Marijana
Radojković, Jovana
Radojičić, Milica
Femić, Ivana
Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša

Krajnović, Dušanka

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Health literacy (HL) is an important determinant of health, which has a significant role
in the management of chronic diseases and therapy (1, 2). The aim was to assess functional,
communicative, critical, and total HL and evaluate differences in literacy levels. A cross-
sectional study was performed on a sample in health institutions (pharmacies, health
centers) in urban and rural areas during 2021/2022. A validated version of the FCCHL
questionnaire was used, which assessed HL, in relation to age, gender, place of residence,
chronic disease, marital status, number of children, level of education, employment, smoking
and self-assessment of health. In the sample of 349 chronic patients, women (58.2%) and
diabetics (71.9%) dominated. Although the majority (87.1%) showed adequate HL, there are
differences among patients according to HL levels, except for gender and smoking. There is
the least difference in relation to the level of functional HL, and the most difference is show...n
in critical HL. Chronic patients who had a higher level of education, live in Belgrade, parents
and married (χ2 = 28.36, p <0.001, χ2 = 4.19, p <0.05, χ2 = 6.56, p (0.05, χ2 = 14.99, p <0.05,
respectively) had statistically significant higher levels of critical HL. We concluded that the
application of the FCCHL questionnaire can reveal differences in the levels of total HL and
more importantly critical and communicative literacy. These results may be important to
clinicians in practice to easier identify patients who need help with management and use of
information for better disease control.
Zdravstvena pismenost (HL) je važna odrednica zdravlja, koja ima značajnu ulogu u
upravljanju hroničnim bolestima i terapijom (1, 2). Cilj ovog istraživanja je bila procena
funkcionalne, komunikativne, kritičke i ukupne HL i procene razlika u nivoima pismenosti
kod hroničnih pacijenata. Studija preseka na uzorku u zdravstvenim ustanovama (apoteke,
domovi zdravlja) urađena je u gradskoj i ruralnoj sredini tokom 2021/2022 godine,
korišćenjem validirane verzije FCCHL upitnika, kojim je procenjena HL, u odnosu na: godine,
pol, mesto stanovanja, hronično oboljenje, bračni status, broj dece, stepen obrazovanja, radni
status, pušenje i samoprocenu zdravlja. U uzorku od 349 hroničnih pacijenata, dominanirale
su žene (58,2%) i dijabetičari (71,9%). Iako je većina (87,1%) pokazala adekvatnu HL,
postoje razlike među pacijentima prema nivoima HL, osim prema polu i pušačkom statusu.
Najmanje je razlika u odnosu na nivo funkcionalne HL, a najviše je razlika pokazano kod
kritičke HL. Hroni...čni pacijenti koji su imali veći stepena obrazovanja, stanuju u Beogradu,
roditelji i koji žive u braku (χ2= 28,36, p < 0,001, χ2= 4,19, p < 0,05, χ2 = 6,56, p < 0,05, χ2 =
14,99, p < 0,05, redom), bili su statistički značajno višeg nivoa kritičke HL. Zaključujemo da
se primenom FCCHL upitnika mogu otkriti razlike u nivoima ne samo ukupne HL, već što je
značajnije kritičke i interaktivne prismenosti, što bi trebalo da bude u fokusu daljih
istraživanja. Ovi rezultati mogu biti od značaja kliničarima u praksi da lakše uoče pacijente
kojima je potrebna pomoć u vezi sa upravljanjem i primenom informacija radi bolje kontrole
bolesti.
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Arhiv za farmaciju, 2022, 72, 4 suplement, S335-S336Publisher:
- Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije (SFUS)
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- VIII Kongres farmaceuta Srbije sa međunarodnim učešćem, 12-15.10.2022. Beograd
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PharmacyTY - CONF AU - Šesto, Sofija AU - Lević, Marija AU - Milošević-Georgiev, Andrijana AU - Stanojlović, Marijana AU - Radojković, Jovana AU - Radojičić, Milica AU - Femić, Ivana AU - Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša AU - Krajnović, Dušanka PY - 2022 UR - https://farfar.pharmacy.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/4545 AB - Health literacy (HL) is an important determinant of health, which has a significant role in the management of chronic diseases and therapy (1, 2). The aim was to assess functional, communicative, critical, and total HL and evaluate differences in literacy levels. A cross- sectional study was performed on a sample in health institutions (pharmacies, health centers) in urban and rural areas during 2021/2022. A validated version of the FCCHL questionnaire was used, which assessed HL, in relation to age, gender, place of residence, chronic disease, marital status, number of children, level of education, employment, smoking and self-assessment of health. In the sample of 349 chronic patients, women (58.2%) and diabetics (71.9%) dominated. Although the majority (87.1%) showed adequate HL, there are differences among patients according to HL levels, except for gender and smoking. There is the least difference in relation to the level of functional HL, and the most difference is shown in critical HL. Chronic patients who had a higher level of education, live in Belgrade, parents and married (χ2 = 28.36, p <0.001, χ2 = 4.19, p <0.05, χ2 = 6.56, p (0.05, χ2 = 14.99, p <0.05, respectively) had statistically significant higher levels of critical HL. We concluded that the application of the FCCHL questionnaire can reveal differences in the levels of total HL and more importantly critical and communicative literacy. These results may be important to clinicians in practice to easier identify patients who need help with management and use of information for better disease control. AB - Zdravstvena pismenost (HL) je važna odrednica zdravlja, koja ima značajnu ulogu u upravljanju hroničnim bolestima i terapijom (1, 2). Cilj ovog istraživanja je bila procena funkcionalne, komunikativne, kritičke i ukupne HL i procene razlika u nivoima pismenosti kod hroničnih pacijenata. Studija preseka na uzorku u zdravstvenim ustanovama (apoteke, domovi zdravlja) urađena je u gradskoj i ruralnoj sredini tokom 2021/2022 godine, korišćenjem validirane verzije FCCHL upitnika, kojim je procenjena HL, u odnosu na: godine, pol, mesto stanovanja, hronično oboljenje, bračni status, broj dece, stepen obrazovanja, radni status, pušenje i samoprocenu zdravlja. U uzorku od 349 hroničnih pacijenata, dominanirale su žene (58,2%) i dijabetičari (71,9%). Iako je većina (87,1%) pokazala adekvatnu HL, postoje razlike među pacijentima prema nivoima HL, osim prema polu i pušačkom statusu. Najmanje je razlika u odnosu na nivo funkcionalne HL, a najviše je razlika pokazano kod kritičke HL. Hronični pacijenti koji su imali veći stepena obrazovanja, stanuju u Beogradu, roditelji i koji žive u braku (χ2= 28,36, p < 0,001, χ2= 4,19, p < 0,05, χ2 = 6,56, p < 0,05, χ2 = 14,99, p < 0,05, redom), bili su statistički značajno višeg nivoa kritičke HL. Zaključujemo da se primenom FCCHL upitnika mogu otkriti razlike u nivoima ne samo ukupne HL, već što je značajnije kritičke i interaktivne prismenosti, što bi trebalo da bude u fokusu daljih istraživanja. Ovi rezultati mogu biti od značaja kliničarima u praksi da lakše uoče pacijente kojima je potrebna pomoć u vezi sa upravljanjem i primenom informacija radi bolje kontrole bolesti. PB - Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije (SFUS) C3 - Arhiv za farmaciju T1 - Assessment of health literacy in the population of chronic patients by using of FCCHL questionnaire T1 - Procena zdravstvene pismenosti u populaciji hroničnih pacijenata primenom FCCHL upitnika VL - 72 IS - 4 suplement SP - S335 EP - S336 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_4545 ER -
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Šesto, S., Lević, M., Milošević-Georgiev, A., Stanojlović, M., Radojković, J., Radojičić, M., Femić, I., Bogavac-Stanojević, N.,& Krajnović, D.. (2022). Assessment of health literacy in the population of chronic patients by using of FCCHL questionnaire. in Arhiv za farmaciju Savez farmaceutskih udruženja Srbije (SFUS)., 72(4 suplement), S335-S336. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_4545
Šesto S, Lević M, Milošević-Georgiev A, Stanojlović M, Radojković J, Radojičić M, Femić I, Bogavac-Stanojević N, Krajnović D. Assessment of health literacy in the population of chronic patients by using of FCCHL questionnaire. in Arhiv za farmaciju. 2022;72(4 suplement):S335-S336. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_4545 .
Šesto, Sofija, Lević, Marija, Milošević-Georgiev, Andrijana, Stanojlović, Marijana, Radojković, Jovana, Radojičić, Milica, Femić, Ivana, Bogavac-Stanojević, Nataša, Krajnović, Dušanka, "Assessment of health literacy in the population of chronic patients by using of FCCHL questionnaire" in Arhiv za farmaciju, 72, no. 4 suplement (2022):S335-S336, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_farfar_4545 .