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Article The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors of Women With Preeclampsia(Assoc Medica Brasileira, 2025) Kolcu, Merve; Akturk, Nur Bahar Kuru; Ozturk, Gizem; Akkus, MineOBJECTIVE: The aim of this studywas to explore the relationship between the levels of health literacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors in women with preeclampsia. This research was planned as a descriptive relational study. METHODS: The data were collected from 251 pregnant women with preeclampsia who were admitted to a training and research hospital between February and July 2024. The Patient Information Form, Health Literacy Scale, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours in Pregnancy Scale were used for data collection. RESULTS: The mean Health Literacy Scale total score of the women was 76.25 +/- 14.48, and the mean Healthy Lifestyle Behaviours in Pregnancy Scale total score was 110.17 +/- 17.57. A moderate positive correlation was found between the mean total scores of the scales (r=0.365, p<0.05). CONCLUSION: As health literacy levels increased amongwomen diagnosed with preeclampsia, the level of healthy lifestyle behaviors also increased. It would be beneficial to integrate the topic of health literacy into prenatal care and pregnancy preparation classes.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 2Examination the Relationship Between the Health Literacy of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine(Makerere Univ, Coll Health Sciences,sch Med, 2023) Ozkan, Ilknur; Taylan, Secil; Eroglu, NerminBackground: Health literacy and the use of complementary and alternative medicine are two important factors that should be evaluated the management of type 2 diabetes. Objectives: To examine the relationship between the health literacy of patients with type 2 diabetes and the use of complementary and alternative medicine. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out with 1076 patients with type 2 diabetes. The data were collected using a descriptive information form and the Health Literacy Scale. Results: It was found that 61.4% of the patients used complementary and alternative treatments. Patients' total score from the Health Literacy scale was 48.90 +/- 19.92. The use of complementary and alternative therapy increased in the presence of another chronic disease or diabetic neuropathy and decreased with increased age and health literacy (R-2 =050; Model: x(2)= 40.656, p=0.00). Conclusions: It was determined that the health literacy of patients with type 2 diabetes was not enough and that the use of complementary and alternative treatments was high. With the increase in patients' health literacy, the use of complementary and alternative medicine decreased. It is recommended that health professionals evaluate patients' health literacy and use of complementary and alternative therapies and provide counselling to ensure effective diabetes self-management.