Literacy Mediates Racial Differences in Financial and Healthcare Decision Making in Older Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Decision making in financial and healthcare matters is of critical importance for well-being in old age. Preliminary work suggests racial differences in decision making; however, the factors that drive racial differences in decision making remain unclear. We hypothesized literacy, particularly financial and health literacy, mediates racial differences in decision making.

Design

Community-based epidemiologic cohort study.

Setting

Communities in northeastern Illinois.

Participants

Nondemented Black participants (N = 138) of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center Minority Aging Research Study and the Rush Memory and Aging Project who completed decision-making and literacy measures were matched to White participants (N = 138) according to age, ed

SUBMITTER: Han SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8324307 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature