Functional health literacy mediates the relationship between socio-economic status, perceptions and lifestyle behaviors related to cancer risk in an Australian population

Objective: To assess the relationship between the functional health literacy of Unified Heath System users and the understanding of food servings in the pocket version of the Brazilian Food Guide.Methods: Functional health literacy was assessed by the Brief Test of functional health literacy.Two dialogue rounds were conducted with patients with adequate functional health literacy (Group 1) and inadequate functional health literacy (Group 2). The dialogues were recorded and analyzed according to the discourse of the collective subject.Results: Most (58.0%) users had inadequate functional health literacy. Five core areas were identified: understands serving sizes; does not understand serving sizes; serving sizes are confusing; unfamiliar/uncommon foods; small letters. Group 2 had more trouble understanding.Conclusion: Difficulty understanding hinders health promotion. Individuals need to have access to educational materials that are easier to understand and developed taking their functional health literacy into account.

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The Relationship Between Functional Health Literacy and Adherence to Emergency Department Discharge Instructions Among Spanish-Speaking Patients

Journal of the National Medical Association ◽

10.1016/s0027-9684(15)30218-2 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 104 (11-12) ◽

pp. 521-527 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Patrick Carlsen Smith ◽

Jane H. Brice ◽

James Lee

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Health Literacy ◽

Functional Health ◽

Functional Health Literacy ◽

Discharge Instructions ◽

Spanish Speaking ◽

Emergency Department Discharge ◽

The Relationship

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Increased longevity from viewing retirement positively

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x11000985 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 32 (8) ◽

pp. 1418-1427 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

DEEPAK C. LAKRA ◽

REUBEN NG ◽

BECCA R. LEVY

Keyword(s):

Median Survival ◽

Economic Status ◽

Survival Advantage ◽

Functional Health ◽

Negative Attitudes ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

The Relationship ◽

Relevant Covariates

ABSTRACTStudies of the relationship between retirement and subsequent health, including longevity, have produced mixed findings. One reason may be that these studies have not taken attitudes toward retirement into account. In the current study we examined whether attitudes toward retirement can impact longevity. The cohort consisted of 394 participants who were followed for 23 years. As predicted, participants with positive attitudes toward retirement at the start of the study lived significantly longer than those with negative attitudes toward retirement. The positive attitudes-toward-retirement group had a median survival advantage of 4.9 years. This survival advantage remained after controlling for relevant covariates, including age, functional health, socio-economic status, and whether employed or retired. Our findings suggest that psychological planning for retirement is as important as the more traditional forms of planning.

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