Chi?Hsien Huang|Yi-Chun Lai|Yi Chen Lee|Xiao Tong Teong|Masafumi Kuzuya|Kuang-Ming Kuo
Impact of Health Literacy on Frailty among Community-Dwelling Seniors
Japan Community Healthcare Organization|Nagoya University|I-Shou University|E-Da Hospital|I-Shou University|E-Da Hospital|E-Da Hospital|University of Adelaide|South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute|Japan Community Healthcare Organization|Nagoya University|I-Shou University|Ministry of Health and Welfare
health literacy reported effects health behavior change healthrelated outcomes studies explored association health literacy frailty aim study investigate relationships health literacy frailty among communitydwelling seniors crosssectional study enrolled 603 communitydwelling older adults 307 women residential areas mean age 709 582 years health literacy assessed using mandarin version european health literacy survey questionnaire physical frailty defined fried frailty phenotype logistic regression carried determine potential risk factors frailty multivariate logistic regression model physical activity odds ratio 147 95 confidence interval ci 106203 health literacy sufficient vs excellent 251 95 ci 132477 associated prefrailty frailty subgroup analysis prefrailty frailty also negatively associated health literacy individuals insufficiently active inadequate vs excellent 544 95 ci 161845 sufficientlyhighly active physical activity levels sufficient vs excellent 241 95 ci 107542 therefore communitydwelling elderly adults health literacy associated prefrailty frailty regardless age gender socioeconomic status education level