Health literacy, cognitive function, proper use, and adherence to inhaled asthma controller medications among older adults with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to investigate the degree to which cognitive skills explain associations between health literacy and asthma-related medication use among older adults with asthma.

Methods

Patients aged ≥ 60 years receiving care at eight outpatient clinics (primary care, geriatrics, pulmonology, allergy, and immunology) in New York, New York, and Chicago, Illinois, were recruited to participate in structured, in-person interviews as part of the Asthma Beliefs and Literacy in the Elderly (ABLE) study (n = 425). Behaviors related to medication use were investigated, including adherence to prescribed regimens, metered-dose inhaler (MDI) technique, and dry powder inhaler (DPI) technique. Health literacy was measured using the Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults

SUBMITTER: O'Conor R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4420182 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature