Health Literacy, Healthy Aging and Life Satisfaction

Özkan, Okan; Alp, Servet; Özer, Özlem; Kambur, Elif Sena

doi:10.1080/01924788.2023.2291630

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“…Most previous studies at home and abroad have shown that health literacy is an important determinant of health and that older adults with low health literacy have decreased medication adherence (9). At the same time, low health literacy is a risk factor for frailty in older adults (10), which ultimately leads to an increase in poor health outcomes and mortality (11), while older adults with higher levels of health literacy have higher levels of life satisfaction and active aging, and there is a strong correlation between health literacy and active aging in older adults (12). Therefore, the important strategy and key link in realizing active aging is to improve the health literacy of older adults people (13).…”

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Traditional Chinese medicine health literacy among rural older adults: a cross-sectional study

Zhang,

Yan

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to understand the current status of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) health literacy among rural older adults people and its influencing factors.MethodsThis study used a random number table method to select one prefecture from Henan Province, China and used a convenience sampling method to select 200 rural older adults who met the inclusion criteria in a township in northern Henan from March to April 2023. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a general information questionnaire and a traditional Chinese medicine health literacy questionnaire, and the influencing factors of rural older adults were analyzed using univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple linear regression.ResultsThe total TCM health literacy score of 200 rural older adults people was 84.14 ± 6.709. One-way ANOVA revealed that six factors, including education level, marital status, type of occupation, presence of family members engaged in medical-related work, main economic sources, and monthly income, influenced the TCM health literacy score of rural older adults people (p < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that education level, occupation type, and the presence of family members engaged in medical-related work were the factors influencing the TCM health literacy of rural older adults.ConclusionThe TCM health literacy level of rural older adults people is at the lower to middle level, and health educators should strengthen the publicity and education of TCM healthcare knowledge for rural older adults people to improve their TCM health literacy level and thus enhance their quality of life.

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