HEALTH LITERACY AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS IN THE ELDERLY

Objectives: To evaluate the Health Literacy degree of the elderly assisted in the Family Health Strategy and to identify its association with age, gender, years of study, chronic diseases, health habits and medications used. Method: A quantitative cross-sectional study with exploratory-descriptiv...

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Main Authors: Juliana Piveta de Lima, Daiane Porto Gautério Abreu, Eliel de Oliveira Bandeira, Aline Neutzling Brum, Marlise Capa Verde Almeida de Mello, Victorya dos Santos Varela, Nidia Farias Fernandes Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2019-12-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v24i0.63964