Ha Nguyen|Julienne K. Kirk|Thomas A. Arcury|Edward H. Ip|Joseph G. Grzywacz|Santiago Saldana|Ronny A. Bell|Sara A. Quandt
Cognitive function is a risk for health literacy in older adults with diabetes
Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Oklahoma State University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University|Wake Forest University
cognitive impairment common older adults diabetes yet unclear extent cognitive function associated health literacy hypothesized cognitive function independent education associated health literacythe sample included 537 african american american indian white men women 60 years older measures cognitive function included minimental state examination mmse verbal fluency brief attention digit span backward tests health literacy assessed using stofhlacognitive function associated health literacy independent education important confounders every unit increase mmse digit span backward verbal fluency brief attention associated 20 p001 34 p001 5 p01 16 p01 increase odds adequate health literacy respectivelythese results suggest cognitive function associated health literacy older adults diabetes poor cognitive function may undermine health literacy efforts target older adults improving health literacy consider cognitive function risk factor