Relationship between awareness of hybrid nursing care for families of infants and health literacy

─ Comparison between families with infants and nurses ─

Abstract

We conducted a survey questionnaire targeting families of infants and nurses to clarify how the awareness of hybrid nursing care and health literacy are related and compared the results between families and nurses. Responses were obtained from 345 families and 56 nurses (response rate/valid response rate: 7.67%/97.73% for families, 37.66%/96.55% for nurses). Of the 16 nursing items for families of infants, face-to-face methods were most frequently selected by both families and nurses (11 items) including health checkups for mothers and infants, while multiple nursing methods were selected for items related to information provision. The number of methods selected for nursing care was significantly higher for nurses than for families, thereby suggesting the possibility of hybrid nursing care in which nursing care is provided to families using various methods. In addition, health literacy was significantly higher among families and nurses who chose educational material provision, thus indicating that health literacy was related to the choice of nursing method.