Understanding the role of financial health literacy in midlife and old age: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: As global population ageing persists, understanding older adults' capacity to navigate the financial and healthcare system is essential. This scoping review examines how the concept of financial health literacy (FHL) is described and measured in the existing literature, the factors that may affect it, and its potential outcomes in middle-aged and older adults. The review follows the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) extension guidelines to synthesise the available evidence on this topic. We utilised electronic databases and hand searching to identify relevant literature published between 2010 and 2022. A total of 29 articles were included in this review. The results showed that FHL involved accessing, understanding and utilising financial informati

SUBMITTER: Leung AYM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10100128 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature