ABCs or 123s? The independent contributions of literacy and numeracy skills on health task performance among older adults. Issue 8 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Smith, Samuel G.; Curtis, Laura M.; O'Conor, Rachel; Federman, Alex D.; Wolf, Michael S.
• Is Part Of: Patient education and counseling. Volume 98:Issue 8(2015)
• Page Start: 991
• Page End: 997
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Patient education -- Periodicals; Health counseling -- Periodicals; Health education -- Periodicals; Counseling -- Periodicals; Patient Education -- Periodicals; Éducation des patients -- Périodiques; Counseling -- Périodiques; Éducation sanitaire -- Périodiques; 615.5071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2015.04.007
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-3991

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Literacy and numeracy are highly correlated.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">In multivariable analysis, literacy and numeracy were independent predictors of health task performance.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Literacy and numeracy are complementary skills and both are important for health self-management.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>