Alexandra Marinucci, Christine Grové, Kelly-Ann Allen
Australian School Staff and Allied Health Professional Perspectives of Mental Health Literacy in Schools: a Mixed Methods Study
Educational psychology review
aim study measure prevalence inadequate health literacy hl sample family caregivers older adults dementia assess relationship hl characteristics caregiver persons dementia study followed crosssectional design persons dementia family caregivers enrolled outpatients geriatric memory clinic caregivers following information collected sociodemographic data level hl cognitive impairment using minicog persons dementia following data collected sociodemographic data functional status using basic instrumental activities daily living cognitive impairment using mini mental state evaluation global deterioration scale behavioral psychological symptoms associated dementia assessed using neuropsychiatric inventory total 174 person dementiacaregiver dyads enrolled 45 caregivers presented possibility high likelihood inadequate hl percentage caregivers inadequate hl higher among spousal caregivers offspring female gender higher age lower education independent predictors low hl multiple logistic regression analysis persons dementia assisted caregivers high likelihood limited hl presented higher risk severe disease results study suggest hl dementia caregivers included comprehensive geriatric assessment develop appropriate individualized care plan moreover public health interventions needed increase hl dementia caregivers