Literacy, Numeracy, and Health Information Seeking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States

Takashi Yamashita; Anthony R. Bardo; Darren Liu; Phyllis A. Cummins

doi:10.1177/0898264318800918

Literacy, Numeracy, and Health Information Seeking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the United States

Takashi Yamashita
, Anthony R. Bardo
, Darren Liu
, Phyllis A. Cummins

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Objectives: Health literacy is often viewed as an essential skill set for successfully seeking health information to make health-related decisions. However, this general understanding has yet to be established with the use of nationally representative data. The objective of this study was to provide the first nationally representative empirical evidence that links health information seeking behaviors with health literacy among middle-age to older adults in the United States. Methods: Data were obtained from the 2012/2014 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Literacy (PIAAC). Our analytic sample is representative of adults age 45 to 74 years (N = 2,989). Results: Distinct components of health literacy (i.e., literacy and numeracy) were uniquely associated with the use of different health information sources (e.g., health professionals, the Internet, television). Discussion: Findings should be useful for government agencies and health care providers interested in targeting health communications, as well as researchers who focus on health disparities.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	33-41
Número de páginas	9
Publicación	Journal of Aging and Health
Volumen	32
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0898264318800918
Estado	Published - ene 1 2020

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The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: The research reported here was partially supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305A170183 to Miami University and University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the institute or the U.S. Department of Education. In addition, this research was partially funded by the American Institutes for Research through a contract with the National Center for Education Statistics of the U.S. Department of Education.

Financiadores	Número del financiador
U.S. Department of Education, OSERS	R305A170183
U.S. Department of Education, OSERS
American Institutes for Research
Institute of Education Sciences
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Miami

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Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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