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Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model
Young adults have a high societal relevance but are still an under-represented target group in health promotion. Health literacy is widely acknowledged as one of the strongest predictors and key determinant of health, so its influence on work ability is of great interest. The purpose of the study wa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405247/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33319224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa099 |
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author | Stassen, Gerrit Grieben, Christopher Hottenrott, Nina Rudolf, Kevin Froböse, Ingo Schaller, Andrea |
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description | Young adults have a high societal relevance but are still an under-represented target group in health promotion. Health literacy is widely acknowledged as one of the strongest predictors and key determinant of health, so its influence on work ability is of great interest. The purpose of the study was to examine the associations between health-related skills and work ability within the structural model of health literacy of Lenartz, Soellner and colleagues, which explains health behaviour and health through the indirect and direct influence of six ‘advanced skills’ (‘self-perception’, ‘proactive approach to health’, ‘dealing with health information’, ‘self-control’, ‘self-regulation’ and ‘communication and cooperation’). The cross-sectional study was based on baseline data of a health literacy promotion intervention (495 vocational school students, 59.0% female, age span 18–25 years). Structural equation modelling with partial least squares was used to examine the associations between the six constructs of the model and the Work Ability Index (WAI). Mean WAI score was 39.7 ± 4.5 (51.1% categorized ‘moderate’/‘poor’). Five out of six constructs of the model showed a statistically significant indirect or direct effect, respectively, on work ability. The model explained 24.8% of the WAI score variance. Our findings show associations between the health literacy model and the work ability among young employees. In view of demographic change, it is crucial to develop and analyse target group-specific health literacy interventions. The model offers new facets in the modelling of health literacy. |
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spelling | pubmed-84052472021-09-01 Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model Stassen, Gerrit Grieben, Christopher Hottenrott, Nina Rudolf, Kevin Froböse, Ingo Schaller, Andrea Health Promot Int Articles Young adults have a high societal relevance but are still an under-represented target group in health promotion. Health literacy is widely acknowledged as one of the strongest predictors and key determinant of health, so its influence on work ability is of great interest. The purpose of the study was to examine the associations between health-related skills and work ability within the structural model of health literacy of Lenartz, Soellner and colleagues, which explains health behaviour and health through the indirect and direct influence of six ‘advanced skills’ (‘self-perception’, ‘proactive approach to health’, ‘dealing with health information’, ‘self-control’, ‘self-regulation’ and ‘communication and cooperation’). The cross-sectional study was based on baseline data of a health literacy promotion intervention (495 vocational school students, 59.0% female, age span 18–25 years). Structural equation modelling with partial least squares was used to examine the associations between the six constructs of the model and the Work Ability Index (WAI). Mean WAI score was 39.7 ± 4.5 (51.1% categorized ‘moderate’/‘poor’). Five out of six constructs of the model showed a statistically significant indirect or direct effect, respectively, on work ability. The model explained 24.8% of the WAI score variance. Our findings show associations between the health literacy model and the work ability among young employees. In view of demographic change, it is crucial to develop and analyse target group-specific health literacy interventions. The model offers new facets in the modelling of health literacy. Oxford University Press 2020-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8405247/ /pubmed/33319224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa099 Text en © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Articles Stassen, Gerrit Grieben, Christopher Hottenrott, Nina Rudolf, Kevin Froböse, Ingo Schaller, Andrea Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
title | Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
title_full | Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
title_fullStr | Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
title_full_unstemmed | Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
title_short | Associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
title_sort | associations between health-related skills and young adults’ work ability within a structural health literacy model |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8405247/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33319224 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaa099 |
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