Julii Brainard|Yoon K. Loke|Charlotte Salter|Koós Tamás|Péter Csizmadia|Alexandra Makai|Boróka Gács|Mária Szepes
Healthy ageing in Europe: prioritizing interventions to improve health literacy
University of East Anglia|University of East Anglia|University of East Anglia|National Institute for Health Development|University of Pecs|National Institute for Health Development|University of Pecs|National Institute for Health Development|Semmelweis University
health literacy hl low 4050 population developed nations strongly linked many undesirable health outcomes older adults particularly risk intervention research health literacy ageing populations project systematically created large inventory hl interventions targeting adults age 50 support practical production policy practice guidelines promoting health literacy european populationswe comprehensively surveyed international scientific literature grey literature sources published 2003 implemented hl interventions involved older adults studies screened eligibility criteria selected aspects important european public health policy including priority diseases risk factors vulnerable target groups interventions prioritised using multiple criteria tool select final interventions also featured strong evidence efficacy broad range strategiesfrom nearly 7000 written summaries 1097 met inclusion criteria 233 chosen scoring ranking seven highest multicriteria scores eight articles selected based rounded criteria including high multicriteria score well elements innovation final selections 18 articles describing 15 programmes feature strong evidence efficacy among important diseases risk factors vulnerable groups success elements innovation identified programmes tried increase skills communication selfmanagement understanding healthcare lifestyle choicesthese programmes multiple positive attributes could used guidance developing innovative intervention programmes trial european older adults provide evidence efficacy addressing high priority diseases risk factors