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Date Published: 18/07/2025
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v552i1.14883
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Vol. 552 No. 1 (2025)
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Đàm Thị, T., & Đoàn Thị, P. (2025). EVALUATION OF HEALTH LITERACY AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS AT HAI DUONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN 2023. Vietnam Medical Journal, 552(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v552i1.14883

EVALUATION OF HEALTH LITERACY AMONG PATIENTS UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS AT HAI DUONG PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL IN 2023

Thùy Đàm Thị, Phượng Đoàn Thị

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Abstract

Objective: To assess the level of health knowledge among patients undergoing regular dialysis at Hai Duong Provincial General Hospital. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 123 patients undergoing regular dialysis at the Nephrology - Dialysis Department of Hai Duong Provincial General Hospital from August to September 2023. The HL-SF12 questionnaire was used to evaluate health knowledge. Multiple linear regression analysis was employed to identify factors related to health knowledge. Results: The average health knowledge score was 27.9 (SD = 9.01), indicating a limited understanding of health. Education level (β = .251, p = .004), watching health-related television programs (β = .218, p = .006), and seeking health information on the Internet (β = .338, p = .001) explained 41.1% of the variance in health knowledge. Conclusion: Health-related educational programs and websites for patients undergoing dialysis have the potential to enhance health literacy. This result can assist nurses in designing integrated interventions to improve health understanding and suggest useful information sources for promoting health among patients on chronic dialysis. 

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chronic dialysis, health literacy

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