Low health literacy predicts decline in physical function among older adults: findings from the LitCog cohort study

BACKGROUND: Limited health literacy is associated with worse physical function in cross-sectional studies. We aimed to determine if health literacy is a risk factor for decline in physical function among older adults. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of 529 community-dwelling American adults aged 55–7...

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Autores principales: Smith, Samuel G, O'Conor, Rachel, Curtis, Laura M, Waite, Katie, Deary, Ian J, Paasche-Orlow, Michael, Wolf, Michael S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25573701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204915

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4413744/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25573701
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jech-2014-204915

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