Pragnesh Patel|Sidakpal Panaich|Joel Steinberg|Sandip Zalawadiya|Akhilesh Kumar|Anil Aranha|Lavoisier Cardozo
Use of nutrition literacy scale in elderly minority population
Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Wayne State University|Wayne State University
major objective paper test validate nutritional literacy scale nls predominantly africanamerican geriatric population completion 2 literacy scales short test functional health literacy adults stohfla nutritional literacy scale nls 5month period september 2008 january 2009 rosa parks geriatric center detroit medical centerwayne state university study cohort consisted elderly 65years old 150 patients presented geriatric clinic nls stohfla simultaneously given patients nls consists 28 questions regarding organic foods calorie intake etc questions section arranged easier difficult ones baseline characteristics stratified according nls 25 25 stohfla 35 35 scores additionally also collected data demographic information educational experience blood pressure recordings 3 consecutive clinic visits patients higher nls score younger 72 9 compared lower nls score 76 9 p 0005 also years education 16 3 years vs 13 3 years p 0001 higher proportion patients lower score nls hypertension 9510 nls 25 vs 7708 nls 25 p 0001 validated potentially useful nutritional literacy tool might prove useful intervention aimed identifying individuals lower levels education insight regarding nutritional behaviors