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https://doi.org/10.24141/2/10/1/3
Demographic Predictors of Health Literacy Among Hospitalized Patients
Božica Lovrić
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Tihomir Jovanović
; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Croatia
Marin Mamić
orcid.org/0000-0002-0893-7805
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
*
Sanja Hlubuček Čingel
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Tomislav Paun
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Željka Jukić
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Bruno Dokozić
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Brankica Andromako Matković
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Ljilja Obradović Šebalj
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Domagoj Dokozić
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
Ivan Vukoja
; Požega General County Hospital, Croatia
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Introduction. One definition of health literacy describes
it as the ability to access, understand, and
evaluate health information with the aim of preserving
and improving health. Limited health literacy
represents a significant but unequal burden in different
parts of the world. The results of many previous
studies have found that older age, lower education
level, and poor socioeconomic status significantly
contribute to lower health literacy.
Aim. The objectives of this study were to examine
health literacy among hospitalized patients, investigate
differences in health literacy according to sociodemographic
variables, and identify sociodemographic
predictors of health literacy.
Methods. The research was conducted as a crosssectional
study. The study included adult hospitalized
patients in the Požega General County Hospital
in the period from July to October 2020. The criteria
for inclusion in the study were as follows: respondents
older than 18 years of age, respondents hospitalized
in hospital wards, respondents who speak
and understand the Croatian language, respondents
voluntarily participating in the study.
A questionnaire containing demographic data was
used as a research instrument, while the second research
instrument was the Croatian version of the
SAHLCA-50 functional health literacy test. A health
illiterate person is one who had 42 or fewer correct
answers.
Ključne riječi
health literacy; demographic characteristics; hospitalized patients; Croatia
Hrčak ID:
345877
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.3.2026.
Posjeta: 222 *