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SUBMITTER: Kosicka B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7551014 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kosicka Bogumiła B Deluga Alina A Bąk Jadwiga J Chałdaś-Majdańska Justyna J Bieniak Monika M Machul Michał M Chrzan-Rodak Agnieszka A Jurek Krzysztof K Dobrowolska Beata B
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) 20200817 3
Health literacy (HL) is recognised as an important, modifiable factor in the self-management and health performance of elderly people. The aim of this preliminary study was to identify and analyse the level of health literacy among the elderly living in one of the eastern regions in Poland. The cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of 200 seniors aged 65+ after cognitive pre-screening with the use of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) scale. To collect data, the Po ...[more]