Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Health Literacy: A Cross-Country Comparative Study

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00057-0" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00057-0</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44411-025-00057-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s44411-025-00057-0</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Health Literacy: A Cross-Country Comparative Study

Original language description

This study examines nursing students&apos; perceptions of health literacy and explores the impact of educational and cultural differences across Slovakia, the Czech Republic, and Poland. Health literacy is a critical component of effective healthcare, particularly for nurses, who serve as key sources of health information for patients. Understanding nursing students&apos; views on health literacy can provide valuable insights for improving educational curricula. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 140 second-year nursing students from the three countries using a custom-designed questionnaire. The data were analysed using the Kruskal–Wallis test and Dunn’s post hoc test to identify differences in perceptions and understanding. The findings revealed that Polish students demonstrated the highest familiarity with health literacy, followed by Czech and Slovak students. Notable differences emerged in the perceived public health literacy across the three countries. Czech students rated public comprehension the highest, which may reflect the effectiveness of national health literacy initiatives. In contrast, Slovak and Polish students highlighted several areas needing improvement, particularly in managing chronic conditions and understanding treatment side effects. These results underscore the importance of integrating tailored health literacy education into nursing curricula to address regional disparities. Strengthening nursing students’ competencies in this area can contribute to improved patient outcomes and overall public health.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30307 - Nursing

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Bratislava Medical Journal

ISSN

0006-9248

e-ISSN

1336-0345

Volume of the periodical

126

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

SK - SLOVAKIA

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

351-357

UT code for WoS article

001465550900005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105001073877