| خلاصه مقاله | BACKGROUND: Self-care is one of the most important principles
of life and the successful treatment of patients diagnosed with
cancer. Also, the first step and the most effective factor for self-care
is health literacy. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the
relationship between level of health literacy and self-care ability in
patients diagnosed with breast cancer.
METHOD: Using an analytical-descriptive approach, the present
study was conducted using a random access method among 120
patients diagnosed with breast cancer referring to Imam Reza
Hospital of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, during 2019. The
data was gathered using two standard self-care questionnaires in
patients diagnosed with breast cancer (SCHFIV6.2) and Health
Literacy for Iranian Adults (HELIA). Data analysis was conducted
using SPSS v22, through Pearson correlation tests and linear
regression analysis.
RESULTS: The results indicate a positive and significant
relationship among dimensions of health literacy including access,
reading, appraisal, decision, and understanding, and dimensions of
self-care including self-care maintenance, self-care management,
and self-care confidence. Other findings show that reading, access
and decisions have a direct and significant effect on self-care ability
(P-value ≤0.01).
CONCLUSION: With regard to the direct and significant
relationship of health literacy and self-care dimensions in patients
diagnosed with breast cancer, enhancing their health literacy can
result in improved self-care among them. In addition, due to the
increasingly high prevalence of this disease among women,
improving their health literacy can be effective in the treatment of
this disease or in enhancing their quality of life. |