The relationship between the nutritional literacy level and heart health attitudes of adolescents

It was aimed to evaluate the effect of adolescents' nutritional literacy level on their heart health attitudes. This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data from 416 adolescents were obtained in the study. The Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale (ANLS) and the Cardiovascular Health Beh...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric nursing 2023-07, Vol.71, p.e120-e127
Main Authors: Topan, Aysel, Kürtüncü, Meltem, Taşdelen, Yeliz
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Attitude to Health
Cardiovascular diseases
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Eating behavior
Feeding Behavior
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Literacy
Humans
Literacy
Nutrition literacy
Pediatric nursing
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Summary:It was aimed to evaluate the effect of adolescents' nutritional literacy level on their heart health attitudes. This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data from 416 adolescents were obtained in the study. The Adolescent Nutrition Literacy Scale (ANLS) and the Cardiovascular Health Behavior Scale for Children (CHBSC) were completed by participants. The adolescents' demographic information, lifestyle, and diet habits were collected. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariable regression. The participants' mean scores of the ANLS and the CHBSC were as 68.30 ± 8.68 and 67.55 ± 8.45, respectively. It was determined that 88.7% of the adolescents had moderate attitudes towards heart health and that there was a weak and negative correlation between the ANLS and CHBSC scores (r = −0,207; p 
ISSN:0882-5963
1532-8449
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2023.05.004