■健康素养对于医疗保健专业人员提供优质的患者护理至关重要。关于健康科学本科生的健康素养水平的研究有限。
■使用电子健康素养问卷(HLQ)确定新加坡健康科学专业学生的健康素养。
■对健康科学本科生进行了针对性抽样的横断面调查。
■本研究假设健康素养受性别影响,随着健康科学教育水平的提高,归因于随着本科生在多年的学习中进步,对医疗保健系统和医疗保健教育的接触增加。来自4年诊断射线照相入门级课程的合格学生,营养学,职业治疗,物理治疗,放射治疗和言语和语言治疗,年龄从21岁到50岁,被邀请。排除标准是由于辍学或立即从这些课程毕业而不再学习的学生,以及加速课程的学生,其学习将在不到4年的时间内完成。
■总共,111名受访者(72名女性和37名男性)完成了调查(回应率,7.7%)从物理治疗中返回(n=69),职业治疗(n=25),诊断射线照相术(n=12)和营养学(n=5),放射治疗和语言治疗的零。所有参与者都有英语水平。女性参与者表现出更高的HLQ,平均总分为30.67(标准差(SD)=0.61),而男性参与者为29.83(SD=0.53)。在所有9个HLQ量表中,2年级,3年级和4年级的学生得分通常高于1年级。总的来说,营养学学生在HLQ的总分最高,而诊断射线照相术的学生在所有9种HLQ量表中得分最低。
■本研究确立了新加坡健康科学专业学生的健康素养水平。性别和学习年限影响了健康素养水平,支持该假设。
UNASSIGNED: Health literacy proficiency is essential for health care professionals to provide quality patient care. There is limited research exploring health literacy proficiency among undergraduate health science students.
UNASSIGNED: To determine health literacy among health science students in Singapore using the electronic Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ).
UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional survey using purposive sampling was conducted among undergraduate health science students.
UNASSIGNED: This study hypothesises that health literacy is influenced by gender, and it increases with the level of health science education, attributed to the increased exposure to the health care system and health care education as undergraduates progress through the years of study. Eligible students from the 4-year entry-level programmes of diagnostic radiography, dietetics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, radiation therapy and speech and language therapy, aged from 21 to 50, were invited. Exclusion criteria were students who were no longer studying due to dropping out or having immediately graduated from these programmes and students in the accelerated programmes whose studies would be completed in less than 4 years.
UNASSIGNED: In total, 111 respondents (72 females and 37 males) completed surveys (response rate, 7.7%) returned from physiotherapy (n = 69), occupational therapy (n = 25), diagnostic radiography (n = 12) and dietetics (n = 5), with nil from radiation therapy and speech and language therapy. All participants were English literate. Female participants demonstrated higher HLQ with a mean total score of 30.67 (standard deviation (SD) = 0.61) versus male participants 29.83 (SD = 0.53). Year 2, 3 and 4 students generally scored higher than Year 1 across all nine HLQ scales. Overall, dietetics students had the highest total score on the HLQ, while the diagnostic radiography students had the lowest scores for all the nine HLQ scales.
UNASSIGNED: This study established the health literacy level of health science students in Singapore. Gender and years of study influenced health literacy levels, supporting the hypothesis.
Survey on the level of health information understanding among the health science students in Singapore.
UNASSIGNED: Health care professionals need to understand health information well to provide good patient care. There is little research on how well health science students understand health information.
UNASSIGNED: This study aims to determine how well health science students in Singapore understand health information using a questionnaire known as the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ).
UNASSIGNED: The study surveyed health science students.
UNASSIGNED: The study explored if the understanding of health information is influenced by gender and increases with more years of health science education. This is because students get more exposure to the health care system and education as they continue their studies. Students from various health science programmes aged 21 to 50 were invited to participate. Students who had dropped out or just graduated and were in accelerated programmes were excluded.
UNASSIGNED: The survey was completed by 111 students (72 females and 37 males) from physiotherapy, occupational therapy, diagnostic radiography and dietetics. No students from radiation therapy and speech and language therapy participated. All participants could read and write in English. Female participants scored higher on the questionnaire than male participants. Students scored higher in their second, third and fourth years than in their first year of study. Dietetics students scored the highest overall, while diagnostic radiography scored the lowest.
UNASSIGNED: This study reported the level of understanding of health information among health science students in Singapore. The level of understanding was influenced by gender and years of study.
UNASSIGNED: • Establishing the health literacy level of health science students in Singapore is important.• Senior students tend to have better health literacy compared with junior students.• Navigating the health care system and obtaining support from health care providers are areas where students can benefit from health literacy education.• Educational materials should be optimised to address potential health literacy deficits and ensure high literacy levels upon graduation.