ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the effect of the health education with teaching -back method on senior citizens' hypertension related health literacy in nursing homes. Methods Six nursing homes, randomly selected using stratified cluster random sampling method, were randomly divided into the experiment group and the control group,151 cases in each group. The control group received peer education method, and the experiment group received the health education with teaching-back method on the basis of the control group. The hypertension related health literacy total scores and 4 dimension scores of the two groups were compared before and after the intervention. Results There was no significant difference in the total score and each dimension score of the hypertension related health literacy between the experiment group and the control one before intervention (P>0.05). There was significant difference in the total score and each dimension score of the hypertension related health literacy between the experiment group and the control one after intervention (P0.05). Conclusion The health education with teaching-back method can improve the elderly hypertension related health literacy level and improve the quality of health education.