Self-reported health literacy and medication adherence in older adults: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To give an overview over the associations between self-reported health literacy and medication adherence in older adults.

Design

A systematic literature review of quantitative studies published in English and German.

Data sources

MEDLINE via PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Epistemonikos and LIVIVO were searched.

Eligibility criteria

Included studies had to examine the associations between self-reported health literacy and medication adherence in the elderly (samples including ≥66% of ≥60 years old) and had to use a quantitative methodology and had to be written in English or German.

Data extraction and synthesis

All studies were screened for inclusion criteria by two independent reviewers. A narrative synthesis was applied to analyse all inc

SUBMITTER: Schonfeld MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8679075 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature