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| Title |
The association of health literacy with adherence in older adults, and its role in interventions: a systematic meta-review
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, September 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-015-2251-y |
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| Authors |
Bas Geboers, Julii S. Brainard, Yoon K. Loke, Carel J. M. Jansen, Charlotte Salter, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, Andrea F. de Winter |
| Abstract |
Low health literacy is a common problem among older adults. It is often suggested to be associated with poor adherence. This suggested association implies a need for effective adherence interventions in low health literate people. However, previous reviews show mixed results on the association between low health literacy and poor adherence. A systematic meta-review of systematic reviews was conducted to study the association between health literacy and adherence in adults above the age of 50. Evidence for the effectiveness of adherence interventions among adults in this age group with low health literacy was also explored. Eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, ERIC, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, DARE, the Cochrane Library, and Web of Knowledge) were searched using a variety of keywords regarding health literacy and adherence. Additionally, references of identified articles were checked. Systematic reviews were included if they assessed the association between health literacy and adherence or evaluated the effectiveness of interventions to improve adherence in older adults with low health literacy. The AMSTAR tool was used to assess the quality of the included reviews. The selection procedure, data-extraction, and quality assessment were performed by two independent reviewers. Seventeen reviews were selected for inclusion. Reviews varied widely in quality. Both reviews of high and low quality found only weak or mixed associations between health literacy and adherence among older adults. Reviews report on seven studies that assess the effectiveness of adherence interventions among low health literate older adults. The results suggest that some adherence interventions are effective for this group. The interventions described in the reviews focused mainly on education and on lowering the health literacy demands of adherence instructions. No conclusions could be drawn about which type of intervention could be most beneficial for this population. Evidence on the association between health literacy and adherence in older adults is relatively weak. Adherence interventions are potentially effective for the vulnerable population of older adults with low levels of health literacy, but the evidence on this topic is limited. Further research is needed on the association between health literacy and general health behavior, and on the effectiveness of interventions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 13% |
| France | 1 | 6% |
| Austria | 1 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 6% |
| Australia | 1 | 6% |
| Japan | 1 | 6% |
| Turkey | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 6 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 69% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 19% |
| Scientists | 2 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 212 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 208 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 39 | 18% |
| Researcher | 26 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 19 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 8% |
| Other | 47 | 22% |
| Unknown | 39 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 66 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 48 | 23% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 10 | 5% |
| Psychology | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 8% |
| Unknown | 46 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 July 2016.
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