Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Health Information Management 1735-7853 19 1 2022 04 21 Investigating the relationship between health literacy with resilience and mental health of Kermanshah public librarians Investigating the relationship between health literacy with resilience and mental health of Kermanshah public librarians 35 42 24344 10.48305/him.2022.24344 FA Saleh Rahimi Associate Professor, Knowledge and Information Sciences, Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. 0000-0001-6540-9825 Faramarz Soheili Associate Professor of Knowledge and Information Sciences, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran 0000-0003-2581-7052 Zahra Ahmadi MSc, Knowledge and Information Sciences, Public librarian, Kermanshah, Iran 0000-0001-6069-5084 Fatemeh Rahimi MSc, Knowledge and Information Sciences, Department of Knowledge and Information Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran. 0000-0003-2688-2470 Journal Article 2021 12 19 Introduction: The concept of health literacy is a cognitive and social skill that determines the motivation and ability of individuals to access, understand and use information in a way that maintains and promotes their health.The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between health literacy, resilience and mental health of Kermanshah public librarians.<br /><br />Methods: The research method was survey. The statistical population consists of Kermanshah public librarians. The questionnaires of Montazeri et al., Goldberg & Hillier and Connor & Davidson were used to collect data and measure the variables of health literacy, mental health and resilience, respectively. The validity of these questionnaires was confirmed using the opinions of five professors in the field of information science and the reliability of these questionnaires was calculated through Cronbach's alpha. In order to analyze the data and fit the model, frequency distribution tables and structural equation modeling in Warp Piels software were used.<br /><br />Results: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between health literacy and librarians 'mental health as well as between librarians' health literacy and resilience. Finally, it was found that resilience plays a mediating role in the relationship between health literacy and mental health.<br /><br />Conclusion: Since librarians' mental health has a great impact on their services, so discovering and strengthening the factors affecting mental health can have a significant impact on improving the organizational performance of public libraries. Based on the findings, it seems that focusing on improving librarians' mental health by increasing health literacy and, consequently, their resilience to achieve more appropriate outcomes, is an important issue that has a mutually reinforcing effect. Introduction: The concept of health literacy is a cognitive and social skill that determines the motivation and ability of individuals to access, understand and use information in a way that maintains and promotes their health.The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between health literacy, resilience and mental health of Kermanshah public librarians.<br /><br />Methods: The research method was survey. The statistical population consists of Kermanshah public librarians. The questionnaires of Montazeri et al., Goldberg & Hillier and Connor & Davidson were used to collect data and measure the variables of health literacy, mental health and resilience, respectively. The validity of these questionnaires was confirmed using the opinions of five professors in the field of information science and the reliability of these questionnaires was calculated through Cronbach's alpha. In order to analyze the data and fit the model, frequency distribution tables and structural equation modeling in Warp Piels software were used.<br /><br />Results: The results showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between health literacy and librarians 'mental health as well as between librarians' health literacy and resilience. Finally, it was found that resilience plays a mediating role in the relationship between health literacy and mental health.<br /><br />Conclusion: Since librarians' mental health has a great impact on their services, so discovering and strengthening the factors affecting mental health can have a significant impact on improving the organizational performance of public libraries. Based on the findings, it seems that focusing on improving librarians' mental health by increasing health literacy and, consequently, their resilience to achieve more appropriate outcomes, is an important issue that has a mutually reinforcing effect. https://him.mui.ac.ir/article_24344_98e1ff0ad03ae763072891200763b408.pdf