Shwetha Sequeira|Laura Eggermont|Rebecca A. Silliman|Timothy Bickmore|Lori Henault|Michael Winter|Kerrie P. Nelson|Michael K. Paasche?Orlow
Limited Health Literacy and Decline in Executive Function in Older Adults
Boston Medical Center|University Medical Center|Boston University|Boston Medical Center|University Medical Center|Boston University|Northeastern University|Boston Medical Center|University Medical Center|Boston University|Boston Medical Center|University Medical Center|Boston University|Boston Medical Center|University Medical Center|Boston University|Boston Medical Center|University Medical Center|Boston University
limited health literacy associated worse executive function association limited health literacy decline executive function established lack longitudinal studies authors aimed examine association studying prospective cohort setting randomized controlled trial promote walking older adults participants communitydwelling older adults 65 years age older scored 2 minicog without depression score less 15 9item patient health questionnaire completed baseline 12month evaluations n 226 health literacy measured using short test functional health literacy adults executive function measured baseline 12 months using trail making test tmt controlled oral word association test category fluency associations health literacy 12month decline test executive function modeled using multivariate linear regression health literacy found limited 37 participants limited health literacy associated reduced performance 3 executive function tests fully adjusted models limited health literacy associated greater 12month decline performance tmt higher health literacy p 01 conclusion older adults limited health literacy risk rapid decline scores tmt measure executive function