Effects of Health Literacy to Self-efficacy and Preventive Care Utilization Among Older Adults

Ji Zhen Chen; Hui Chuan Hsu; Ho Jui Tung; Ling Yen Pan

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Effects of Health Literacy to Self-efficacy and Preventive Care Utilization Among Older Adults

Ji Zhen Chen, Hui Chuan Hsu, Ho Jui Tung, Ling Yen Pan

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 Aim:  This study examined the relationships between health literacy, self-efficacy and preventive care utilization among older adults in Taiwan.
 Methods:  The data were from a longitudinal survey, “Taiwan Longitudinal Study in Aging” in 2003 and 2007. A total of 3479 participants who completed both two waves were included for analysis. Health literacy first was constructed through education, cognitive function and disease knowledge through structural equation modeling (SEM); then, the associations of health literacy to later self-efficacy and preventive care were examined.
 Results:  The model fit of SEM was good, indicating that the construct of health literacy was appropriate. Healthy literacy showed a moderate positive effect on self-efficacy and a small positive effect on preventive care utilization.
 Conclusions:  Health literacy increases self-efficacy and utilization of preventive care. Promoting people's health knowledge and health literacy is suggested. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2013; 13: 70–76.

Original language	American English
Journal	Geriatric & Gerontology International
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1447-0594.2012.00862.x
State	Published - Jun 4 2012

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