Proactive personality and health literacy among patients with permanent colostomy: an observational study

Correlation coefficient between age and total HL and proactive personality_

Variable	Total HL	Total proactive personality
Age (years)
Correlation	0.071	–0.068
P-value	0.356	0.377

Correlation analysis between HL and proactive personality in patients with permanent colostomy_

Project	Functional domain	Knowledge domain	Attitude domain	Total HL score
If I see someone in trouble, I will do my best to help	0.395**	0.032	0.281**	0.193*
I am good at turning problems into opportunities	0.518**	0.342**	0.389**	0.467**
I am always looking for a better way of doing things	0.450**	0.263**	0.409**	0.404**
When I have a problem, I will face it head on	0.372**	0.080	0.322**	0.234**
I like to challenge the status quo	0.460**	0.074	0.260**	0.229**
If I believe in an idea, nothing prevents me from making it happen	0.455**	0.246**	0.325**	0.367**
If I believe in something, I will do it regardless of the odds of success or failure	0.294**	0.092	0.272**	0.211**
Nothing is more exciting than seeing my ideas come to life	0.453**	0.075	0.431**	0.283**
I am always looking for new ways to make my life better	0.444**	0.119	0.439**	0.314**
I enjoy facing and overcoming obstacles in my mind	0.427**	0.290**	0.537**	0.460**
I always wish I was special in the group (maybe in this world)	0.513**	0.505**	0.508**	0.616**
Active personality total score	0.525**	0.238**	0.452**	0.417**

Comparison of HL scores of patients with permanent colostomy with different characteristics_

Items	Score (M ± SD)	t/F	P-valve
Gender
Male	128 (74.42%)	0.925	0.338
Female	44 (25.59%)
Educational level
Primary school	56 (32.56%)	10.213	<0.001
Junior high school	64 (37.21%)
High school/secondary school	36 (20.93%)
College	12 (7.00%)
Undergraduate and above	4 (2.32%)
Marital status
Married	156 (90.70%)	0.158	0.854
Divorce	4 (2.32%)
Widowed	12 (7.00%)
Residence
Rural	96 (55.81%)	25.162	<0.001
Town/city	76 (44.19%)
Profession
Worker	72 (41.86%)	12.579	<0.001
Farmer	52 (30.23%)
Teacher	12 (7.00%)
Medical workers	32 (18.60%)
Others	4 (2.32%)
Primary caregiver
Spouse	96 (55.81%)	1.554	0.214
Sons and daughters	68 (39.53%)
Others	8 (4.70%)
Average monthly household income, yuan
<3000	9 (55.81%)	10.943	<0.001
3001–5000	40 (23.26%)
5001–7000	20 (11.63%)
>7001	16 (9.30%)

Demographic data of participants (N = 172)_

Items	N (%)
Gender
Male	128 (74.42)
Female	44 (25.59)
Educational level
Primary school	56 (32.56)
Junior high school	64 (37.21)
High school/secondary school	36 (20.93)
College	12 (7.00)
Undergraduate and above	4 (2.32)
Marital status
Married	156 (90.70)
Divorced	4 (2.32)
Widowed	12 (7.00)
Residence
Rural	96 (55.81)
Town/city	76 (44.19)
Profession
Worker	72 (41.86)
Farmer	52 (30.23)
Teacher	12 (7.00)
Medical workers	32 (18.60)
Others	4 (2.32)
Primary caregiver
Spouse	96 (55.81)
Sons and daughters	68 (39.53)
Others	8 (4.70)
Average monthly household income, yuan
<3000	9 (55.81)
3001–5000	40 (23.26)
5001–7000	20 (11.63)
>7001	16 (9.30)

The effect of proactive personality and its dimensions on HL_

Independent variable(s)	B	SE	b	t	P	VIF
Model 1
(Constant)	15.771	7.453		2.116	0.036
Proactive personality	0.373	0.062	0.417	5.979	<0.001	1.000
R2: 0.417a	R2: 0.169	F: 35.747	P = < 0.001b	P = < 0.001
Model 2
(Constant)	43.683	2.682		16.288	0.000	43.683
Education level	1.288	1.190	0.099	1.082	0.281	0.513
Place of residence	1.822	2.300	0.069	0.792	0.429	0.565
Profession	3.710	0.860	0.341	4.314	0.000	0.695
Average monthly household	1.851	1.058	0.141	1.750	0.082	0.671
income all
R2: 0.526a	R2:0.259	F :15.975	P = < 0.001b

HL scores of patients with permanent colostomy_

Domain	Minimum	Maximum	Score (M ± SD)
Functional domain	18	30	24.19 ± 2.98
Knowledge domain	40	85	62.93 ± 10.05
Attitude domain	22	40	31.47 ± 4.73
Total HL score	87	155	118.58 ± 14.62
Total proactive personality scores	28	77	60.00 ± 13.08