Research On Health Literacy Status And Influencing Factors Of Social Sports Instructors In Henan Province

Objective:With the vigorous development of national fitness in China,the enthusiasm of the masses to participate in physical exercise is unprecedented,and the team of social sports instructors is also growing.To accomplish the glorious mission,social sports instructors not only need to have the corresponding theoretical knowledge and professional skills,but also need to have a healthy body.It is found that the level of individual health literacy is directly related to their own health status.Social sports instructors lead the masses to carry out fitness activities and teach exercise skills.At the same time,they have good health literacy,which is not only the guarantee of their social guidance work,but also the primary premise of their own health.It is particularly important to investigate and analyze the health literacy of social sports instructors,but previous studies rarely involved.This study investigates the current situation of social sports instructors’ health literacy,and further explores the influencing factors of social sports instructors’ health literacy,so as to provide countermeasures for improving the level of social sports instructors’ health literacy,and lay the foundation for the related research of social sports instructors’ health literacy.Methods:In this study,first of all,the literature of CNKI was read and studied in detail to understand the basic situation and research trends of health literacy in China;then,the questionnaire survey method was used to distribute "national residents health literacy survey questionnaire’ to social sports instructors in Henan Province,352 questionnaires were distributed,352 questionnaires were returned,and 346 valid questionnaires were obtained;Finally,the effective questionnaires were input by spss21.0 software,and the data were further analyzed by independent t-test,variance analysis,chi-square test and binary logistic regression analysis.Results:1.The overall health literacy level of social sports instructors in Henan Province is 31.8%,of which the basic knowledge and concept literacy level is 40.2%,the healthy lifestyle and behavior level is 39.6%,and the basic skill literacy level is 42.8%.2.In Henan Province,the scientific health concept literacy level of social sports instructors was 62.4%,infectious disease prevention literacy level was 56.1%,chronic disease prevention literacy level was 15.0%,safety and first aid literacy level was 79.8%,basic medical literacy level was 24.9%,and health information literacy level was 52.9%.3.The results of single factor analysis showed that age,education level and understanding of health literacy were the factors influencing the total score of social sports instructors’ health literacy.The average score of health literacy of social sports instructors aged 31-40 was higher than that of other age groups(P<0.05);t The scores of the group with master degree and above were the highest,the junior high school education group was the lowest(P<0.01);the score of the instructor group who understood the health literacy was significantly higher than that of the instructor group who did not(P<0.01).4.Multivariate logistic regression analysis model showed that age,education level,weekly guidance times and understanding of health literacy were the influencing factors of overall health literacy of social sports instructors in Henan Province(P<0.05);among them,the influencing factors of basic knowledge and concept literacy level were weekly guidance times and understanding of health factors(P<0.05);the influencing factors of healthy lifestyle and behavior literacy level were gender,age,education level,instructor level and understanding of health factors(P<0.05);the influencing factors of health skill literacy level were age,occupation,education level and understanding of health factors(P<0.05)。Conclusion:1.The overall health literacy level of social sports instructors in Henan Province is 31.8%,which is far higher than that of national residents in 2020.2.From the three dimensions,the basic skill literacy level of social sports instructors in Henan Province is the highest,followed by basic knowledge and concept literacy,healthy lifestyle and behavior literacy.From the perspective of six types of problem literacy,from high to low,they are safety and first aid literacy,scientific health concept literacy,infectious disease prevention literacy,health information literacy,basic medical literacy and chronic disease prevention literacy.3.There are differences in three dimensions,six types of health problems and the overall level of health literacy among social sports instructors with different demographic characteristics.Gender,age,occupation,education level,guidance years,guidance time per time,guidance times per week,social sports instructor level and understanding of health literacy have different degrees of influence on the level of health literacy.4.The main influencing factors of the overall health literacy level of social sports instructors in Henan Province are age,education level,weekly guidance times and whether they understand the health literacy.The overall trend is as follows:31-40 years old has the highest level of health literacy;the higher the education level,the higher the level of health literacy;social sports instructors who guide 5-6 times a week have the highest level of health literacy.In the future research,it is suggested to refer to the current situation of social sports instructors’ health literacy level,tailor the problems existing in different situations of social sports instructors,and carry out targeted training,so as to help social sports instructors better serve the development of the national fitness plan.