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Assessing health literacy among older adults living in subsidized housing: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess functional health literacy levels among older adults living in subsidized housing in Hamilton, Ontario, and to assess the relationships between health literacy and other important health indicators, such as education level, age, ethnicity, body mass index (BMI), and self-reported health status.MethodsOlder adults (n = 237) living in subsidized housing buildings in Hamilton, ON, were assessed using the NVS-UK …

Authors

Agarwal G; Habing K; Pirrie M; Angeles R; Marzanek F; Parascandalo J

Journal

Canadian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 109, No. 3, pp. 401–409

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

June 2018

DOI

10.17269/s41997-018-0048-3

ISSN

0008-4263