TY - JOUR
T1 - Health literacy among older adults
T2 - A systamatic literature review
AU - Zamora, Herlinda
AU - Clingerman, Evelyn M.
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - The purpose of this systematic literature review was to describe the empirical findings on health literacy in adults 65 and older. A systematic search for research studies from 1999 to early 2010 was conducted in MEDLINE and CINAHL databases. Articles were analyzed using the following foci: skills and health knowledge, functional health literacy, and health behaviors and health outcomes. Findings indicated that advancing age resulted in a significant increase in prevalence of inadequate health literacy. Further research is needed to develop evidence-based, culturally congruent interventions to improve health literacy among older adults.
AB - The purpose of this systematic literature review was to describe the empirical findings on health literacy in adults 65 and older. A systematic search for research studies from 1999 to early 2010 was conducted in MEDLINE and CINAHL databases. Articles were analyzed using the following foci: skills and health knowledge, functional health literacy, and health behaviors and health outcomes. Findings indicated that advancing age resulted in a significant increase in prevalence of inadequate health literacy. Further research is needed to develop evidence-based, culturally congruent interventions to improve health literacy among older adults.
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U2 - 10.3928/00989134-20110503-02
DO - 10.3928/00989134-20110503-02
M3 - Article
C2 - 21634314
AN - SCOPUS:80055115454
VL - 37
SP - 41
EP - 51
JO - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
JF - Journal of Gerontological Nursing
SN - 0098-9134
IS - 10
ER -