Cognitive and motivational factors support health literacy and acquisition of new health information in later life
نام عام مواد
[Article]
نام نخستين پديدآور
Miller, Lisa M. Soederberg
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متن يادداشت
Health literacy refers to the ability to read, understand and use health information to maintain or improve one's health. Health literacy skills have been linked to outcomes such as medication adherence, improved health and decreased health-care costs. Health literacy is particularly low among older adults. Given demographic projections that 20% of the U.S. population will be over age 65 by 2030, there is a pressing need to understand health literacy in later life. We present such a framework, as well as data from two studies that show how cognitive and motivational factors support one aspect of health literacy, namely, the acquisition of new health information. A clearer understanding of these issues will provide insight for targeting educational interventions designed to increase health literacy among aging adults.
مجموعه
تاريخ نشر
2010
عنوان
California Agriculture
شماره جلد
64/4
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