Chesser Amy K, Keene Woods Nikki, Smothers Kyle, Rogers Nicole
Wichita State University, KS, USA.
Medical School, Dublin, Ireland.
Gerontol Geriatr Med. 2016 Mar 15;2:2333721416630492. doi: 10.1177/2333721416630492. eCollection 2016 Jan-Dec.
The objective of this review was to assess published literature relating to health literacy and older adults. The current review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta Analyses. Eight articles met inclusion criteria. All studies were conducted in urban settings in the United States. Study sample size ranged from 33 to 3,000 participants. Two studies evaluated health-related outcomes and reported significant associations between low health literacy and poorer health outcomes. Two other studies investigated the impact of health literacy on medication management, reporting mixed findings. The findings of this review highlight the importance of working to improve health care strategies for older adults with low health literacy and highlight the need for a standardized and validated clinical health literacy screening tool for older adults.
本综述的目的是评估与健康素养和老年人相关的已发表文献。本次综述按照系统评价和荟萃分析的首选报告项目进行。八篇文章符合纳入标准。所有研究均在美国城市地区开展。研究样本量从33名到3000名参与者不等。两项研究评估了与健康相关的结果，并报告了低健康素养与较差健康结果之间的显著关联。另外两项研究调查了健康素养对药物管理的影响，报告结果不一。本综述的结果凸显了努力改善针对健康素养较低老年人的医疗保健策略的重要性，并凸显了为老年人开发标准化且经过验证的临床健康素养筛查工具的必要性。
