Department of Family Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital , Bursa , Turkey.
Aging Male. 2019 Dec;22(4):272-277. doi: 10.1080/13685538.2018.1437901. Epub 2018 Feb 10.
The aim of this study was to investigate the health literacy and cognitive functions of individuals age 65 and over and the relationship between them. The research was conducted between September 2016 and February 2017, among individuals age 65 and over, at the Family Health Center. The participants were given the Health Literacy Survey - European Union (HLS-EU) scale and the Mini-Mental Test. In this sampling, health literacy was found as "problematic or inadequate" in 85.1% of the elderly population. Among the health literacy issues, rate of "problematic-inadequate" results was 63.5% in benefiting from health services, 86.9% in protection from diseases, and 87.6% in improvement of health. The issues that older persons feel most inadequate were adult vaccinations and periodic examinations and they felt sufficient in terms of what to do in emergency cases. The older population needs support in health literacy issues particularly related to judgments. It would be appropriate to set up a standard care algorithm in older people.
本研究旨在探讨 65 岁及以上人群的健康素养和认知功能及其之间的关系。该研究于 2016 年 9 月至 2017 年 2 月在家庭健康中心进行，对象为 65 岁及以上的人群。参与者接受了健康素养调查-欧盟（HLS-EU）量表和迷你精神测验。在这一样本中，85.1%的老年人被认为健康素养“有问题或不足”。在健康素养问题中，受益于卫生服务的比例为 63.5%，预防疾病的比例为 86.9%，改善健康的比例为 87.6%。老年人认为最不足的是成人疫苗接种和定期检查，而在紧急情况下应该做什么方面则感觉足够。老年人群体在健康素养问题上需要支持，特别是与判断相关的问题。为老年人制定标准护理算法是合适的。
