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Article: Health literacy, worry about unmet needs for medical care, and psychological well-being among older Chinese adults
Title | Health literacy, worry about unmet needs for medical care, and psychological well-being among older Chinese adults |
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Keywords | health literacy health services older adults psychological well-being worry |
Issue Date | 5-Dec-2023 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Citation | Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 2023, v. 24, n. S1, p. 202-207 How to Cite? |
Abstract | AimThis study aims to examine the relationship between older adults' health literacy and their psychological well-being and the role of worry about future unmet needs for medical care in mediating this relationship. MethodsWe adopted a sample of 965 older Chinese people aged 60+ (49.74% female) from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey. A series of structural equation models (SEMs) were performed. Health literacy was measured by three items regarding older people's ability to understand medical professionals, ask them questions, and read medical instructions. A single-item question was adopted to measure participants' worry about unmet needs for future medical care. Psychological well-being was measured by three items regarding emotional problems and depressed or anxious mood in the past 4 weeks. ResultsWorry about future unmet needs for medical care mediates the relationship between lack of health literacy and Chinese older people's psychological well-being. The indirect effect accounts for 22.3% of the total effect. The SEM model has a satisfactory model fit (goodness of fit index = 1.000, comparative fit index = 0.999, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.997, root mean square error of approximation = 0.009, standardized root mean square residual = 0.023, chi-square test = 50.96, P = 0.321). ConclusionsThe findings of this study underscore the importance of improving communication quality between healthcare providers and older adults. Clinical interventions that promote health literacy and address worries about unmet needs for medical services may benefit older adults. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 202–207. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/342114 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.764 |
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dc.contributor.author | Li, J | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, Q | - |
dc.contributor.author | Zhou, X | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-02T08:25:40Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-02T08:25:40Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-12-05 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 2023, v. 24, n. S1, p. 202-207 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1444-1586 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/342114 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <h3>Aim</h3><p>This study aims to examine the relationship between older adults' health literacy and their psychological well-being and the role of worry about future unmet needs for medical care in mediating this relationship.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>We adopted a sample of 965 older Chinese people aged 60+ (49.74% female) from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey. A series of structural equation models (SEMs) were performed. Health literacy was measured by three items regarding older people's ability to understand medical professionals, ask them questions, and read medical instructions. A single-item question was adopted to measure participants' worry about unmet needs for future medical care. Psychological well-being was measured by three items regarding emotional problems and depressed or anxious mood in the past 4 weeks.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Worry about future unmet needs for medical care mediates the relationship between lack of health literacy and Chinese older people's psychological well-being. The indirect effect accounts for 22.3% of the total effect. The SEM model has a satisfactory model fit (goodness of fit index = 1.000, comparative fit index = 0.999, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.997, root mean square error of approximation = 0.009, standardized root mean square residual = 0.023, chi-square test = 50.96, <em>P</em> = 0.321).</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The findings of this study underscore the importance of improving communication quality between healthcare providers and older adults. Clinical interventions that promote health literacy and address worries about unmet needs for medical services may benefit older adults. <strong>Geriatr Gerontol Int 2024; 24: 202–207</strong>.</p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Wiley | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Geriatrics and Gerontology International | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject | health literacy | - |
dc.subject | health services | - |
dc.subject | older adults | - |
dc.subject | psychological well-being | - |
dc.subject | worry | - |
dc.title | Health literacy, worry about unmet needs for medical care, and psychological well-being among older Chinese adults | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/ggi.14754 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85178421559 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 24 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | S1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 202 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 207 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1447-0594 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:001112867400001 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1447-0594 | - |