Association between health literacy and adherence to medications among older adults

dc.creatorFigueroa Saavedra, Carla Soledad
dc.creatorOtzen Hernández, Tamara Francisca
dc.creatorFigueroa Delgado, Viviana
dc.creatorSanhueza, Patricio
dc.creatorCandia, Jeremy
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-21T15:01:15Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-08T20:20:51Z
dc.date.available2020-10-21T15:01:15Z
dc.date.available2022-11-08T20:20:51Z
dc.date.created2020-10-21T15:01:15Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.identifier00349887
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/7078
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5143770
dc.description.abstractBackground: Lack of compliance with medication prescription is common among older adults and hamper an adequate management of chronic conditions. Aim: To study the association between health literacy and medication adherence in older adults with chronic diseases in Temuco, Chile. Material and Methods: The Health Literacy survey for Spanish-speaking Adults, MiniMental examination and the Morisky-Green test to assess compliance with medication prescription were applied to 119 older adults aged 60 to 88 years. Results: All participants had an adequate global cognitive performance; 24% had inadequate literacy, and 42% did not comply with medication prescription. There was a significant correlation between health literacy and medication adherence. Conclusions: Health literacy influences medication adherence in Chilean older adults.
dc.languagees
dc.publisherSociedad Medica de Santiago
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectChronic Disease
dc.subjectHealth Literacy
dc.subjectMedication Adherence
dc.titleAssociation between health literacy and adherence to medications among older adults
dc.typeArticle


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