Rational Drug Use and Health Literacy Levels in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department: Cross-Sectional and Descriptive Study

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This research aims to evaluate the health literacy and rational drug use levels in patients presenting to the emergency department.
Cross-sectional descriptive study design
Conducted with 138 patients in an emergency department
Data collected using demographic information form, health literacy scale, and rational drug use scale
Statistical analysis performed using SPSS 22.0 with descriptive and comparative methods
Average age of participants is 38.62 years, with 63% being female
High levels of rational drug use and health literacy observed among patients
Health literacy significantly higher in single, highly educated patients presenting due to accidents
Positive low significant relationship found between health literacy and rational drug use
Negative low significant correlation between age and health literacy levels

Cross-sectional study evaluates health literacy and rational drug use in emergency patients, suggesting a positive relationship.

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YAZICI et al. (2026) studied this question.

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