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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the health literacy and cognitive functions of individuals age 65 and over and the relationship between them.Method: The research was conducted between September 2016 and February 2017, among individuals age 65 and over, at the Family Health Center. The participants were given the Health Literacy Survey – European Union (HLS-EU) scale and the Mini-Mental Test.Results: In this sampling, health literacy was found as “problematic or inadequate” in 85.1% of the elderly population. Among the health literacy issues, rate of “problematic-inadequate” results was 63.5% in benefiting from health services, 86.9% in protection from diseases, and 87.6% in improvement of health. The issues that older persons feel most inadequate were adult vaccinations and periodic examinations and they felt sufficient in terms of what to do in emergency cases.Conclusion: The older population needs support in health literacy issues particularly related to judgments. It would be appropriate to set up a standard care algorithm in older people.
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