Maedeh Khayyat Kholghi, Gillian Bartlett, Morgan Phillips, Jon Salsberg, Alex M McComber, Ann C Macaulay
Evaluating an Indigenous health curriculum for diabetes prevention: engaging the community through talking circles and knowledge translation of results
Family practice
study aimed examine relationship health literacy healthrelated quality life older adults crosssectional survey design used used selfadministered questionnaire assess sociodemographic factors older adults chinese citizen health literacy questionnaire hlqc 36item chinese version short form 36 sf36 measure health literacy quality life respectively among older adults september 2011 june 2012 information collected 1396 older adults 44 nursing homes four cities facetoface interviews mean health literacy level older adults nursing homes relatively low 7174 2835 healthrelated quality life scores moderate 10477 1692 statistically significant differences effects health literacy education level former occupation professional marital status widowed race healthrelated quality life improving health literacy considered important intervention promote healthrelated quality life older adults nursing homes