Leonard E. Miller|Tanja N. Gibson|Elizabeth Applegate
Predictors of nutrition information comprehension in adulthood
University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis|University of California, Davis
goal present study examine relationships among several predictors nutrition comprehension particularly interested exploring whether nutrition knowledge motivation moderated effects attention comprehension across wide age range adultsninetythree participants ages 1880 completed measures nutrition knowledge motivation read nutrition information attention allocation derived answered comprehension questionsin general predictor variables highly intercorrelated however knowledge motivation direct effects comprehension accuracy contrast motivation influenced attention turn influenced accuracy results also showed comprehension accuracy decreasedand knowledge increasedwith age knowledge statistically controlled age declines comprehension increasedknowledge important predictor nutrition information comprehension role increases later life motivation also important however effects comprehension differ knowledgehealth educators clinicians consider cognitive skills knowledge well motivation age patients deciding best convey health information increased role knowledge among older adults suggests lifelong educational efforts may important payoffs later life