The relationship between health literacy and quality of life with the mediating role of social adjustment in the elderly

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Behrang Esmaili Shad ¹ , Masod Ghasemi ² , Fatemeh Mortazavi Kiasari ³

1 - Department of Educational Sciences, Bojnourd branch,Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran
2 - Department of Clinical and Educational Psychology, Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of General and Exceptional Psychology, Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2019-06-24 Accepted : 2019-09-30 Published : 2019-11-22

Keywords: social adjustment, quality of life, elderly, health literacy,

Abstract :

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between health literacy and quality of life with the mediating role of social adjustment in the elderly. Methodology: The study was applied in term of purpose and the research method was a descriptive correlational one. The statistical population consisted of 110 individuals over 65 years of age in the Jahan Didegan House in Sari. 85 individuals were selected using simple random sampling using Krejcie and Morgan table. The research tools are the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996), health literacy questionnaires with 33 items and the Bell,s Social Satisfaction Questionnaire (1961) with 32 items. Structural equation test and PLS software were used for data analysis. Results: Statistical findings showed that health literacy and quality of life have a significant relationship with the mediating role of social adjustment in the elderly. Conclusion: Health literacy training can improve social performance and quality of life of older people.