Study on the relationship between mild cognitive impairment and health literacy in the elderly / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objectives@#To study the relationship between health literacy and mild cognitive impairment in the elderly.@*Methods@#A total of 326 senile inpatients were recruited in a tertiary general hospital of Yangzhou by taking the convenience sampling method. The influencing factors of mild cognitive impairment and the relationship between health literacy and mild cognitive impairment were analysed. Health literacy score in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment and normal cognitive function were (64.05±13.52) and (69.37±9.89) points respectively, and the difference between two groups was statistically significant (t=3.872, P<0.05). In addition, there were statistically significant differences between the two groups in age, education level, marital status, family permanent population, occupational nature, exercise, body mass index and hypertension (t=2.302, χ2=3.479-22.075, Z=22.726, P<0.05 or 0.01). Logistic regression analysis showed that health literacy, education level, age, marital status, body mass index and hypertension were independent factors of mild cognitive impairment in the senile inpatients.@*Conclusions@#Health literacy was an independent factor of mild cognitive impairment in hospitalized elderly patients. Higher health literacy may reduce the risk of mild cognitive impairment.