Are College Students Health Literate?

Autor/inn/en	Dolezel, Diane; Shanmugam, Ram; Morrison, Eileen E.
Titel	Are College Students Health Literate?
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 68 (2020) 3, S.242-249 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2018.1539001
Schlagwörter	Classification; Health; Literacy; Health Behavior; Health Insurance; Graduate Students; Undergraduate Students; Tests; Diagnostic Tests; Prediction; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Native Language; Student Characteristics; Knowledge Level; Health Education; Correlation; Factor Analysis; Human Body + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Gesundheit; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Krankenversicherung; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Vorhersage; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Wissensbasis; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Korrelation; Faktorenanalyse; Menschlicher Körper
Abstract	Objective: To examine the health literacy of college students. Participants: A convenience sample of 245 graduate and undergraduate college students. Methods: During February-April of 2018 participants completed the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy which assessed literacy on two passages describing a thyroid scan, and basic healthcare insurance information. Results: Most college students displayed adequate health literacy (99.2%). The ANOVA analyses revealed college classification was the most significant predictor, followed by ethnicity, sex, and primary language. Age was significantly related to health literacy, when holding college classification constant. Interestingly, college major, healthcare work experience, or having health care credentials were not predictors of health literacy. Conclusion: This group of college students had adequate health literacy skills. However, the results of this study revealed demographic disparities that suggest further study. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01