{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["24 Suppl 1"],"submitter":["Li J"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Aim</h4>This study aims to examine the relationship between older adults' health literacy and their psychological well-being and the role of worry about future unmet needs for medical care in mediating this relationship.<h4>Methods</h4>We adopted a sample of 965 older Chinese people aged 60+ (49.74% female) from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey. A series of structural equation models (SEMs) were performed. Health literacy was measured by three items regarding older people's ability to understand medical professionals, ask them questions, and read medical instructions. A single-item question was adopted to measure participants' worry about unmet needs for future medical care. Psychological well-being was measured by three items regarding emotional problems and depressed or anxious"],"journal":["Geriatrics & gerontology international"],"pagination":["202-207"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11503555"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Health literacy, worry about unmet needs for medical care, and psychological well-being among older Chinese adults."],"pmcid":["PMC11503555"],"pubmed_authors":["Li J","Wang Q","Zhou X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Health literacy, worry about unmet needs for medical care, and psychological well-being among older Chinese adults.","description":"<h4>Aim</h4>This study aims to examine the relationship between older adults' health literacy and their psychological well-being and the role of worry about future unmet needs for medical care in mediating this relationship.<h4>Methods</h4>We adopted a sample of 965 older Chinese people aged 60+ (49.74% female) from the 2021 Chinese General Social Survey. A series of structural equation models (SEMs) were performed. Health literacy was measured by three items regarding older people's ability to understand medical professionals, ask them questions, and read medical instructions. A single-item question was adopted to measure participants' worry about unmet needs for future medical care. Psychological well-being was measured by three items regarding emotional problems and depressed or anxious","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Mar","modification":"2025-04-19T13:38:40.997Z","creation":"2025-04-19T13:38:40.997Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11503555","cross_references":{"pubmed":["38050461"],"doi":["10.1111/ggi.14754"]}}