Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
OBJECTIVE: To identify relationships between the health literacy and self-reported preventive health practices of US adults. METHODS: Measured health literacy and preventive health practices for a nationally representative sample of adults (N = 18,100) and conducted probit regression analyses after controlling for age, gender, race/ethnicity, poverty level, insurance status, self-reported health status, and oral reading fluency. RESULTS: Low literacy was associated with a decreased likelihood of using most preventive health measures under study for adults aged 65 and older, but not for adults of 2 younger age groups. CONCLUSION: The relationship between health literacy and preventive health practices varied substantially by adult age group.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
White et al. (2008) studied this question.