RT Book, Section
A1 Chodos, Anna H.
A1 Sudore, Rebecca L.
A2 Williams, Brie A.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Ahalt, Cyrus
A2 Chen, Helen
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Ritchie, Christine
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1100070211
T1 Helping Older Adults with Low Health Literacy
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100070211
RD 2024/04/25
AB Health  literacy  is  defined  as  “the  degree  to  which  individuals  have  the  capacity  to  obtain,  process,  and  understand  basic  health  information  and  services  to  make  appropriate  health  decisions.”  The  construct  of  health  literacy  is  complex.  It  involves  reading  and  writing,  listening  and  verbal  communication  skills,  and  computational  or  numeracy  skills  required  for  such  tasks  as  pill  counting  or  insulin  dosing.  Limited  health  literacy  (LHL)  is  thought  to  occur  at  or  below  an  eighth  grade  reading  level.  Language  barriers  also  contribute  to  LHL,  and  the  number  of  foreign-born,  older  adults  in  the  United  States  who  have  limited  English  proficiency  is  growing.  Health  literacy  is  also  a  function  of  the  health  care  environment,  which  places  a  heavy  burden  on  patients  to  manage  their  own  complex  disease  processes  and  health  care  benefits.