Prevalence of health literacy and its correlates from a national survey of older adults

Suppiah, Sumithra Devi; Malhotra, Rahul; Tan, Yi Wen; Jessup, Rebecca; Chew, Lita; Tang, Wern Ee; Beauchamp, Alison

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2023.02.013

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“…In another related report, Kim et al, 31 raised the issue that may be of increasing concern in that that this group noted older adults' with low levels of digital literacy may not only have less access to health information, but may not be able to act on this to avoid any preventable negative impacts on their health, even though partially disputed by Pa-in et al 32 They may also experience anxiety in having to use technology, thus increasing their psychological distress, a predictor of poor health literacy in osteoarthritis cases. 32 As per Suppiah et al, 33 many today in the older age ranges may face one or more difficulties in reading, understanding, exchanging, and using health information and resources, and especially if social support factors are less than desirable. 32 There may also be a mismatch between the various healthcare system demands needed to address their health issues, closures or service reductions, and long waiting periods post-COVID, and the prevailing health literacy of many older adults.…”

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Osteoarthritis 2050 projections and its multiple mitigation challenges

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2023

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Osteoarthritis is increasingly being shown to be an immense costly public health problem among the older population that is not readily reversed. This brief examines 2023 data to establish what is being advanced to minimize the projected osteoarthritis burden and why this topic remains of great import. Using the key word: Older adults and Osteoarthritis the PUBMED, PubMed Central, and Google Scholar were explored for current 2023 articles of relevance. These data, while not all encompassing, reveal there is an urgent need to go beyond downstream surgical and narcotic remedies for ameliorating osteoarthritis pain and towards upstream preventive approaches, including the parallel role of health literacy and exercise interventions and their adherence. However, multiple challenges clearly prevail in this latter regard that warrant ongoing attention.

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Osteoarthritis 2050 projections and its multiple mitigation challenges

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2023

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“…OTC medications are considered safe by up to 75.5% of older adults, and are often purchased without oversight by the medical profession or pharmacists [7][8][9]. However, health literacy is generally low and almost one third of older adults cannot identify the maximum daily dose in medication information leaflets and are unaware of contraindications [10,11].…”

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Elevating Safe Use of Over-The-Counter Medications in Older Adults: A Narrative Review of Pharmacy Involved Interventions and Recommendations for Improvement

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Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are products that have been made easily accessible to allow patients to treat common ailments without a prescription and cost a doctor's visit. These medications are generally considered safe, however, there is still a potential for these medications to lead to adverse health outcomes. Older adults (ages 50+) are especially susceptible to these adverse health outcomes, due to age-related physiological changes, a higher prevalence of comorbidities, and prescription medication use. Many OTC medications are sold in pharmacies, which provides pharmacists and technicians with the opportunity to help guide safe selection and use for these medications. Therefore, community pharmacies are the ideal setting for OTC medication safety interventions. This narrative review summarizes the findings of pharmacy-involved interventions that promote safe OTC medication use for older adults.

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