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Renginar Öztürk Dönmez1, Esin Ateş2
1Department of Public Health Nursing, Ege University Faculty of Nursing, Izmir, Turkey.
Adolescent physical activity is moderately linked to their health literacy. Parental health literacy also shows a moderate association with adolescent physical activity, suggesting a family influence on health behaviors.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Pediatrics
- Health Literacy Research
Background:
- Health literacy is crucial for individuals to make informed health decisions.
- Adolescent physical activity is a key determinant of long-term health outcomes.
- Understanding the interplay between parental and adolescent health literacy and physical activity is vital for public health interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between parents' health literacy and adolescents' health literacy.
- To examine the relationship between parents' health literacy and adolescents' physical activity.
- To determine the association between adolescents' health literacy and their physical activity status.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study involving 521 adolescent and parent dyads from a middle school in Türkiye.
- Data collection utilized the 'Descriptive Information Form,' 'Health Literacy Scale for School-aged Children (HLSAC-T),' 'Adult Health Literacy Scale (AHLS),' and 'Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ).'
Main Results:
- A moderate positive correlation was observed between adolescents' health literacy (HLSAC-T) and physical activity (PAQ) scores (r = 0.352).
- A weak positive correlation was found between parental health literacy (AHLS) and adolescents' health literacy (HLSAC-T) (r = 0.280).
- A moderate positive correlation existed between parental health literacy (AHLS) and adolescents' physical activity (PAQ) (r = 0.442).
Conclusions:
- Adolescent health literacy demonstrates a significant, moderate relationship with their physical activity levels.
- Parental health literacy is moderately associated with adolescents' physical activity levels.
- While parental and adolescent health literacy show a weak association, parental health literacy has a moderate impact on adolescent physical activity.
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