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Access and Contribution of Health Literacy towards Healthy Aging
The study was intended to assess access of old adults aged 60 and above to health literacy skills and contributions of health literacy towards healthy aging. Focus areas include (1) access to health literacy service and experiences of the target group in improving their health literacy skills (2) ex...
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International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/006314.pdf |
| Summary: | The study was intended to assess access of old adults aged 60 and above to health literacy skills
and contributions of health literacy towards healthy aging. Focus areas include (1) access to
health literacy service and experiences of the target group in improving their health literacy skills
(2) experience of the target group in using learned health literacy skills to maintain their healthy
aging (3) contributions of health literacy towards healthy aging. Analysis was made based on the
primary data collected from 52 old adults from Gandhinagar Village of Kottayam District Kerala
state of India. The result of this study indicates that only 21.1 percent of the target respondents
have access to health literacy skills. The majority of the target respondents were experiencing
limited access to health literacy skills through non-formal and informal way of communication
about health issues. Only 6 percent of the target respondents have a regular program to update
their health literacy skills. Of the total target group under this study, 80.8 percent have no trend
of using learned health literacy skills to maintain their health conditions. The study finding out
that, as one aged 60 and above, the access to health literacy services will decline regardless of
his/her literacy level. Lifelong Learning in any of its forms contributes to advance health literacy
skills of both literate and illiterate old adults. A health literacy skill of adult aged 60 and above
has direct contributions in maintaining his/her health conditions. |
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| Physical Description: | Volume 5, Issue 10 |