Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Scholars demand more focus on context-related factors of health literacy as the management of health information is seen as a social practice. One prominent factor is social support that is expected to be particularly relevant for persons vulnerable for low health literacy. It was shown that health literacy can differ across the life span and especially older people have been demonstrated to be vulnerable for low health literacy. Therefore, health literacy and the relation of social support on health literacy in different age groups should be investigated.

Methods

In a German nationwide survey 2,151 adults were interviewed face-to-face. General comprehensive health literacy was measured with the HLS₁₉-Q47 which differentiates single steps of health info

SUBMITTER: Klinger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10652531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature