Alfabetización en salud y adherencia farmacológica en adultos mayores con enfermedades crónicas, de la ciudad de Temuco / Association between health literacy and adherence to medications among older adults
Figueroa Saavedra, Carla Soledad; Otzen Hernández, Tamara Francisca; Figueroa Delgado, Viviana; Sanhueza, Patricio; Candia, Jeremy.
Rev. méd. Chile
; 148(5): 653-656, mayo 2020. tab
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| LILACS | ID: biblio-1139349
Background:
Lack of compliance with medication prescription is common among older adults and hamper an adequate management of chronic conditions.Aim:
To study the association between health literacy and medication adherence in older adults with chronic diseases in Temuco, Chile. Material andMethods:
The Health Literacy survey for Spanish-speaking Adults, MiniMental examination and the Morisky-Green test to assess compliance with medication prescription were applied to 119 older adults aged 60 to 88 years.Results:
All participants had an adequate global cognitive performance; 24% had inadequate literacy, and 42% did not comply with medication prescription. There was a significant correlation between health literacy and medication adherence.Conclusions:
Health literacy influences medication adherence in Chilean older adults.
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