Iranian Journal of War and Public Health
طب جانباز
Iran J War Public Health
Medical Sciences
http://ijwph.ir
153
ijwph
2008-2622
2008-2630
10.58209/ijwph
en
jalali
1400
3
1
gregorian
2021
6
1
13
2
online
1
fulltext
en
Relationship of Health Literacy and Lifestyle in Veterans and Non-Veterans Families
سلامت جانبازان يا معلولان
Veterans or Handicapped Health
توصیفی و نظرسنجی
Descriptive & Survey
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Aims: </strong>Health literacy is skills and abilities in the acquisition and access of medical and health information, understanding such information, processing and interpretation of the information, and decision-making and use of updated information. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and lifestyle in the families of veterans and families of non-veterans and assess and compare their lifestyles.<br>
<strong>Instrument & Methods:</strong> 1770 members of the families of veterans and non-veterans from five provinces in Iran were selected through a systematic sampling method to participate in a descriptive cross-sectional study in 2019. Lifestyle Questionnaire and All Aspects of Health Literacy Scale were used to collect the necessary data. Pearson Correlation and t-test statistics were run using SPSS 24 for the analysis of the data.<br>
<strong>Findings:</strong> There was a positive and significant correlation between veterans' health literacy and the lifestyle of veterans and non-veterans families (veterans: r=0.330, p<0.001; non-veterans: r=0.321, p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the lifestyle mean scores for men and women in the two groups of veterans and non-veterans (p>0.05).<br>
<strong>Conclusion:</strong> There is a correlation between health literacy and the lifestyle in veterans- and non-veterans families, while there is no difference between the lifestyles in the two groups.<br>
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LifeStyle,Veteran,Non-Veteran,Iran,
103
108
http://ijwph.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1782-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
S.A.
Afshani
afshanialireza@yazd.ac.ir
15300319475328460021393
15300319475328460021393
Yes
Department of Cooperative and Social Welfare, Faculty of Social science, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
H.
Shiri-Mohammadabad
15300319475328460021394
15300319475328460021394
No
Department of Cooperative and Social Welfare, Faculty of Social science, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
S.M.
Hosseini-Motlagh
15300319475328460021395
15300319475328460021395
No
Janbazan Medical and Engineering Research Center, Tehran, Iran