Developing a Health Numeracy Scale to Assess Medical Decision Making Among Older Adults

Developing a Health Numeracy Scale to Assess Medical Decision Making Among Older Adults

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Main Author: Wang, Jiaxi
Language:English
Published: Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:
Developmental Psychology
Numeracy
Medical Decision Making
Aging
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1461778709
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu14617787092021-08-03T06:36:12Z Developing a Health Numeracy Scale to Assess Medical Decision Making Among Older Adults Wang, Jiaxi Developmental Psychology Numeracy Medical Decision Making Aging Physical and cognitive decline in late adulthood is considered a normative change of aging. Consequently, the ability to make sound decisions regarding medical matters becomes an important factor in older adults’ well-being. As health information is often presented numerically, the ability to work with such information (health numeracy) is extremely important for making medical decisions (e.g., choosing a Medicare plan). While general numeracy has gained attention from aging and decision making researchers, the construct of health numeracy and its relationships with general numeracy and medical decision making were rarely studied. In Study 1, a measurement of health numeracy was developed and validated through an online sample (N = 262). Then the scale was refined through a Rasch analysis. In Study 2, the newly developed Health Numeracy Scale was cross validated in a community sample (N = 108). Regression analyses indicated that health numeracy was a more suitable predictor over general numeracy in predicting medical decision making in older adults. Implication and future directions of the findings were discussed. 2016-07-29 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1461778709 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1461778709 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Developmental Psychology
Numeracy
Medical Decision Making
Aging
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Numeracy
Medical Decision Making
Aging
Wang, Jiaxi
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