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| Title |
Health literacy among older adults is associated with their 10-years’ cognitive functioning and decline - the Doetinchem Cohort Study
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| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, March 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12877-018-0766-7 |
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| Authors |
Bas Geboers, Ellen Uiters, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Carel J. M. Jansen, Josué Almansa, Astrid C. J. Nooyens, W. M. Monique Verschuren, Andrea F. de Winter, H. Susan J. Picavet |
| Abstract |
Many older adults have low levels of health literacy which affects their ability to participate optimally in healthcare. It is unclear how cognitive decline contributes to health literacy. To study this, longitudinal data are needed. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the associations of cognitive functioning and 10-years' cognitive decline with health literacy in older adults. Data from 988 participants (mean age = 65.3) of the Doetinchem Cohort Study were analyzed. Health literacy was measured by the Brief Health Literacy Screening. Memory, mental flexibility, information processing speed, and global cognitive functioning were assessed at the same time as health literacy and also 10 years earlier. Logistic regression analyses were performed, adjusted for age, gender, and educational level. Higher scores on tests in all cognitive domains were associated with a lower likelihood of having low health literacy after adjustment for confounders (all ORs < 0.70, p-values<.001). Similar associations were found for past cognitive functioning (all ORs < 0.75, p-values<.05). Before adjustment, stronger cognitive decline was associated with a greater likelihood of having low health literacy (all ORs > 1.37, p-values<.05). These associations lost significance after adjustment for educational level, except for the association of memory decline (OR = 1.40, p = .023, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.88). Older adults with poorer cognitive functioning and stronger cognitive decline are at risk for having low health literacy, which can affect their abilities to promote health and self-manage disease. Low health literacy and declining cognitive functioning might be a barrier for person-centered care, even in relatively young older adults. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 50% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 5 | 83% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 121 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 121 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 23 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 7% |
| Other | 17 | 14% |
| Unknown | 41 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 17 | 14% |
| Psychology | 11 | 9% |
| Social Sciences | 8 | 7% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 10% |
| Unknown | 45 | 37% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 14 March 2021.
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#7,249,276
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Outputs from BMC Geriatrics
#1,837
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Outputs of similar age
#118,873
of 338,023 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Geriatrics
#47
of 63 outputs
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