رابطه سواد سلامت و استرس ادارک شده و نقش تعدیل‌گر اینفودمی کووید 19 در دانشجویان دانشگاه رازی

مقدمه: اهمیت سواد اطلاعات سلامت و اثرگذاری آن بر سلامت افراد به ویژه در شرایط بحرانی نظیر همه‌گیری کرونا که جامعه جهانی با انتشار غیرقابل کنترل اخبار و اطلاعات بعضا نامعتبر روبه‌رو بود، بیش از پیش مشهود شد. از سویی دیگر استرس ادارک شده عبارت است از احساس و ادراکی که یک فرد نسبت به میزان استرس خود دارد. روش‌شناسی: پژوهش حاضر از نظر نوع در زمره پژوهش‌های کاربردی و از نظر روش گردآوری داده‌ها پژوهشی پیمایشی-توصیفی است. برای محاسبه حجم نمونه از جدول مورگان استفاده و حجم نمونه 375 نفر تعیین شد. برای نمونه گیری از شیوه نمونه گیری تصادفی ساده استفاده شد. داده‌های پژوهش با استفاده از پرسشنامه گردآوری شدند. داده‌ها با استفاده از نرم‌افزار اسمارت پی ال اس در سطح توصیفی و استتباطی مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفتند.یافته‌ها: یافته‌ها نشان داد که رابطه بین ارزیابی اطلاعات و استرس ادارک شده مثبت و بالاست و در مقابل رابطه بین دسترسی و استرس ادراک شده منفی است. همچنین بر اساس یافته‌های پژوهش اینفودمی بر معناداری روابط بین سواد اطلاعات سلامت و استرس ادراک شده تاثیر دارد. همچنین یافته‌ها حاکی از آن بود که ابعاد سواد سلامت قدرت پیش‌بینی استرس ادراک شده را دارند.نتیجه‌گیری: در شرایط اینفودمی با توجه به این‌که کسب، تحلیل و ارزیابی اطلاعات سلامت در شرایطی غیرعادی و بحرانی رخ می‌دهد؛ می‌توان اثرگذاری متفاوت متغیر مستقل (سواد اطلاعات سلامت) بر متغیر وابسته (استرس ادراک شده) را انتظار داشت.

the relationship between health literacy and perceived stress and the moderating role of corona infodemic in students of razi university

introduction: in contemporary society, literacy is a fundamental life skill. its quality and extent influence various facets of human existence, among which health literacy has emerged as a critical factor. health literacy is defined as the capacity to obtain, process, and comprehend basic health information and services necessary for informed healthcare decision-making. this definition underscores the interchangeable nature of health literacy and health information literacy, emphasizing the crucial role of health information skills in fostering health literacy. furthermore, the significance of health literacy is amplified during periods of individual stress, particularly during disease outbreaks, reaching its zenith when widespread exposure occurs. the heightened visibility of health information literacy has become particularly salient in the context of disease outbreaks and epidemics. the covid-19 pandemic, declared by the world health organization in late 2019, dramatically underscored this importance. in the wake of this event, the need for access to reliable and accurate information regarding the virus and its mitigation became paramount, prompting widespread searches for news and information concerning prevention and treatment. however, the concurrent proliferation of diverse and often contradictory information, some of which lacked veracity, exacerbated the stressful dimensions of the outbreak, a phenomenon subsequently termed an infodemic.. in light of the aforementioned cases, the significance of health information literacy (hil), particularly its influence on perceived stress, is amplified during pandemics, especially in the context of concurrent infodemics. therefore, this study investigated the correlation between hil and perceived stress levels among students at razi university during the covid-19 pandemic and its associated infodemic.methodology: this study employed a survey methodology. the target population comprised all 11,080 students enrolled at razi university as of june 2022. a sample size of 375 participants was determined using morgan's table. stratified random sampling was utilized to ensure representation across different student subgroups. data collection was performed using a questionnaire. the resulting data were analyzed using smartpls software, encompassing both descriptive and inferential statistical methods.findings: the participant pool comprised 370 individuals, of whom 216 (58.4%) were female and 154 (41.6%) were male. regarding educational attainment, 188 participants (50.8%) were undergraduates, 110 (29.7%) were pursuing master's degrees, and 72 (19.5%) were doctoral candidates. the distribution of participants across faculties was as follows: 59 (15.9%) from social sciences, 55 (14.9%) from chemistry, 54 (14.6%) from literature and humanities, 52 (14.1%) from science, 51 (13.8%) from technology and engineering, 51 (13.8%) from agriculture, and 46 (12.4%) from veterinary medicine. the participant cohort exhibited a mean age of 25 years, with a standard deviation of 2.8 years. analysis revealed a strong, positive covariance (cov = 0.028) between evaluation and perceived stress, indicating a tendency for these two variables to fluctuate concordantly. conversely, a negative covariance (cov = -0.002) was observed between access and perceived stress, suggesting that diminished access to information is associated with an increase in perceived stress levels.conclusion: this study demonstrated a positive correlation between health information evaluation and perceived stress. this seemingly counterintuitive result can be explained by two potential factors. first, limited health literacy may impair effective evaluation. individuals with lower health literacy skills may be unable to accurately assess the veracity and reliability of health information, irrespective of their attempts to engage in the evaluation process. second, the infodemic, particularly exemplified by the covid-19 pandemic, illustrates how an overabundance of both credible and unreliable information can contribute to information pollution, thereby hindering accurate analysis and evaluation. in critical situations like a pandemic, the sheer volume of unverified information and news can exacerbate uncertainty. consequently, rather than mitigating stress, the process of information evaluation and access may paradoxically amplify it.