Health literacy among older adults is associated with their 10-years' cognitive functioning and decline - the Doetinchem Cohort Study.
Bas GeboersEllen UitersSijmen A ReijneveldCarel J M JansenJosué AlmansaAstrid C J NooyensW M Monique VerschurenAndrea F de WinterH Susan J PicavetPublished in: BMC geriatrics (2018)
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.