Research progress on the relationship between health literacy and cognitive function of elderly
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2016.18.020
- VernacularTitle:老年人健康素养与认知功能关系的研究进展
- Author:
Jin XUE
;
Yongbing LIU
;
Kaixuan SUN
;
Yan XIA
;
Hongcan SHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Health literacy;
Aged;
Cognitive function;
Interrelation;
Research progress
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2016;32(18):1438-1440
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Older people generally had low health literacy, age related cognition decline and some even progress into dementia, burden on society was aggravating. Cognition decline of the elderly could lead to the decrease of health literacy. Meanwhile, higher level of health literacy was a protective factor against cognition decline in the elderly. This paper aimed to explore the relationship between health literacy and cognitive function in the elderly population without dementia, and to provide a theoretical basis for improving the health literacy and cognitive function of the elderly.
