健康リテラシーと幸福度:地域ベースの研究
Erik Angner1,2,3, Michael J Miller4, Midge N Ray2,3,5
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Philosophy and Department of Finance, Economics, and Quantitative Methods.
Social indicators research
|January 16, 2026
まとめ
健康リテラシーが高いほど、高齢者の幸福度が高いことが関連している。これは、健康リテラシーの向上が、健康状態の改善を超えて、幸福感や自己効力感を高める可能性を示唆している。
科学分野:
- 老年医学; 公衆衛生; 健康心理学
背景:
- 健康リテラシーは、医療を理解し利用するために不可欠である。; 高齢者の幸福度に影響を与える要因を理解することは、公衆衛生上の取り組みにとって重要である。
研究 の 目的:
- 地域在住の高齢者における健康リテラシーと幸福度の関連を探ること。; この集団における幸福度の低さに関連する要因を特定すること。
主な方法:
- 383人の高齢のプライマリケア患者を対象とした横断的調査。; 健康リテラシーは、医療書類への記入の自信によって評価された。; 幸福度は、主観的幸福感尺度を改変して測定された。
主要な成果:
- 健康リテラシーは幸福度と正の相関を示した(Spearman's ρ = .261; p < .001)。; 幸福度が最も低い四分位群は、貧困、自己評価による健康状態の悪さ、健康リテラシーの低さと関連していた(オッズ比は2.25から4.16の範囲)。
結論:
- 不十分な健康リテラシーは、貧困や健康状態とは独立して幸福感を妨げる可能性がある。; 本研究の結果は、健康リテラシーを生活の質指標に含めることを支持する。; 自己効力感は、健康リテラシーと幸福度の関連を媒介する可能性がある。
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