Financial and health literacy discrepancies with cognition in older adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Greater financial and health literacy are associated with better cognition; however, research suggests that some individuals exhibit differences, or discrepancies, in these abilities in old age. We investigated discrepancies between literacy and cognition and factors associated with such discrepancies in older adults without dementia.

Method

Participants (N = 714; M_age = 81.4; education: M = 15.4; 75.4% female; 5.2% non-White) from the Rush Memory and Aging Project completed cognitive assessments and a financial and health literacy measure that yielded a total literacy score. Participants were characterized into three groups: (a) total literacy scores that are more than one standard deviation (1 SD) above cognition (L > C), (b) total

SUBMITTER: Weissberger GH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6763386 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature