Examining the relationship between healty literacy and patient activation

Today's healthcare systems are becoming an increasingly complex structure. Health literacy is important for people to follow, understand, and learn up-to-date information about health. In addition, it is also important for individuals to express themselves correctly and help health care providers with the Oct and treatment procedures they will perform. At the point that people have sufficient knowledge, skills and equipment about their health, their ability to understand this process, receive professional support and manage in case of illness they will encounter has also improved. When individuals' health literacy levels are high, they apply to health service providers for a health problem that may occur, and they can also transfer the information they have acquired about health themselves. In this case, it reveals the concept of an active patient today. An active patient is a person who dominates the processes related to his own health or illness, researches and learns what needs to be done in a negative health situation that he will experience and applies it in his life. The aim of this research is to Decipher the relationship between health literacy and patient activation. The quantitative research method was used in the study and the sample size consisted of 395 people. In addition to demographic information questions, the health literacy scale and the patient activity level scale were used in the data collection tool. It was observed that 64.6% of the people participating in the study were women (255 people) and 35.4% were men (140 people). When the health literacy levels of the participants were examined; the high average score (x=55.12) indicates that the health literacy is at a good level. The lowest calculated total score of the group is 31.00 and the highest calculated total score is 70.00. According to the research results, the level of health literacy is seen as high. Events, congresses or advertising activities can be held to further increase health literacy or to keep information fresh. People can get support from health professionals to learn about their health. From a professional point of view, it may also be possible to increase the level of health literacy. It is important to increase the awareness of people about health literacy and to raise awareness. For patient activation, health professionals can choose more understandable, clear and clear expressions in their communication with their patients. By looking at the studies conducted on health literacy in different countries, points that can be taken as an example or that can be an example can be identified. Awareness can be increased by planning activities related to health literacy and patient activism in public education centers belonging to municipalities of provinces and districts by the Ministry of National Education. Keywords: Active Patient, Health Literacy, Patient Activation