There is a need to investigate which health information sources are used and trusted by
people with limited health literacy to help identify strategies for addressing knowledge gaps …

Background Chronic diseases drive the burden of disease in many societies, particularly
among men. Lifestyle behaviours are strongly associated with chronic disease development …

Objectives To identify factors associated with poor health literacy in older adults. Methods A
systematic literature review was conducted, employing the descriptors “Aged” and “Health …

Background Identifying people with early and late onset of chronic conditions might help
target the subpopulations that are more vulnerable to negative mental, physical and …

Introduction Health literacy is a critical determinant of health. However, the association
between health literacy and outcomes among Chinese residents has not been studied using …

Objectives Health literacy is an important determinant of health and health equity and
therefore requires robust measurement. The aim was to examine the psychometric …

Background—Previous studies have linked frequent rehospitalizations for heart failure (HF)
and increased mortality with older age, higher severity of HF, lack of an evidence-based …

Background Healthy ageing is a complex construct which involves multiple dimensions.
Previous studies of healthy ageing have focused only on measuring the intrinsic capacity of …

Background: Approximately 21% of the US population speaks a language other than
English at home; many of these individuals cannot effectively communicate in English …

Background 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 …