Dominique Vogt|Doris Schaeffer|Melanie Messer|Eva-Maria Berens|Klaus Hurrelmann
Health literacy in old age: results of a German cross-sectional study
Bielefeld University|Bielefeld University|Bielefeld University|Bielefeld University|Hertie School
health literacy especially important older people maintain enhance remaining health resources selfmanagement skills aim study determine level health literacy association health literacy demographic socioeconomic factors german older adults aged 65 years stratified age group health literacy assessed via computerassisted personal interviews using hlseuq47 representative sample germanspeaking population descriptive statistics bivariate analyses logistic regression modelling stratified age group conducted assess health literacy 475 respondents aged 65 years overall 663 respondents aged 65 years limited health literacy limited health literacy especially prevalent among respondents 76 years age 806 limited health literacy associated financial deprivation 305 95 ci 199467 limited functional health literacy 216 95 ci 129361 financial deprivation strongest predictor limited health literacy total sample stratified age group limited health literacy frequent phenomenon german adults aged 65 years research health literacy old age role health disparities urgently needed