Community-based study reveals connections between health literacy, medication beliefs, and illness perceptions in older adults, suggesting educational interventions are needed.
The findings indicate that many older individuals face challenges with health literacy, which is closely tied to their perceptions of diseases and beliefs about medications. Therefore, in addition to developing educational programs to improve health literacy, it is crucial to address and correct negative beliefs about medications and perceptions of diseases.
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