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From Health Literacy to Self-Care: Contributions of the Specialist Nurse in Rehabilitation Nursing
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Abstract: (1) Background: Initiatives aimed at assessing and intervening in health literacy have the
potential to promote adherence to self-care behaviours, which is the main focus of intervention by
rehabilitation nurses. Thus, the objectives were to analyse the level of health literacy of working-age
citizens and identify priority areas for intervention by rehabilitation nurses. (2) Methods: Quantitative,
correlational and cross-sectional study, conducted in a multinational company, with the participation
of 161 workers. The data were collected between 14 April and 7 May 2021, using a self-completion
questionnaire composed of sociodemographic and clinical characterization and the European Health
Literacy Survey, following a favourable opinion from the Ethics Committee and the company’s
management. (3) Results: Overall, low to moderate literacy scores were predominant. Age and
education were significantly associated with literacy scores. Workers with higher levels of health
literacy had no diagnosed illnesses, took less medication, reported less sadness, fewer memory
changes and less muscle and joint pain. (4) Conclusions: The fact that higher levels of health
literacy trigger self-care behaviours and, consequently, fewer health problems reinforces the need for
rehabilitation nurses to invest in this area.
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Disease prevention Health literacy Health promotion Nursing
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Citação
Dias, M.R.J., Alves Faria, A.C., Ferreira, M.S.M., Faleiros, F., Novo, A., Gonçalves, M.N., da Rocha, C.G., Teles, P.J.F.C., Ribeiro, M.P., Ventura da Silva, J.M.A., Ribeiro, O.M.P.L. (2022).
From Health Literacy to Self-Care: Contributions of the Specialist Nurse in Rehabilitation Nursing. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(13).
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MDPI(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)