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dc.contributor.authorEronen, Johanna
dc.contributor.authorPaakkari, Leena
dc.contributor.authorPortegijs, Erja
dc.contributor.authorSaajanaho, Milla
dc.contributor.authorRantanen, Taina
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-09T10:55:46Z
dc.date.available2022-02-09T10:55:46Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.citationEronen, J., Paakkari, L., Portegijs, E., Saajanaho, M., & Rantanen, T. (2021). Health literacy supports active aging. <i>Preventive Medicine</i>, <i>143</i>, Article 106330. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106330" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106330</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_47110033
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/79717
dc.description.abstractFrom the individual viewpoint, active aging refers to the ability of older persons, depending on their goals, functional capacity and opportunities, to engage in desired activities. This study investigated the role of health literacy in active aging among persons differing in their number of chronic conditions. Data were collected from 948 individuals, 57% women, aged 75, 80 and 85 in 2017–2018 in the city of Jyväskylä in Central Finland. Health literacy was assessed with the 16-question version of the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU-Q16), active aging with the University of Jyväskylä Active Aging Scale (UJACAS) and self-reported physician-diagnosed chronic conditions. Both health literacy (r = 0.40) and number of chronic conditions (r = −0.21) correlated with the active aging score. Linear regression models revealed that health literacy was a stronger predictor than chronic conditions of active aging (β 0.18, p < 0.001 vs. β −0.06, p = 0.030) and that its predictive value remained statistically significant after adjustment for cognitive capacity, number of depressive symptoms, physical performance and length of education. Higher health literacy can enable older persons, including those with multiple chronic conditions, to maintain higher levels of active aging. As more people are projected to live with chronic conditions to older ages, health literacy may help them to cope with illnesses and functional limitations and lead a fulfilling life. These cross-sectional findings lay a foundation for future prospective and experimental studies on health literacy and active aging.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPreventive Medicine
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.subject.otherhealth literacy
dc.subject.otherhealth promotion
dc.subject.otheraging
dc.subject.othermultimorbidity
dc.subject.othercohort study
dc.titleHealth literacy supports active aging
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202202091468
dc.contributor.laitosLiikuntatieteellinen tiedekuntafi
dc.contributor.laitosFaculty of Sport and Health Sciencesen
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontologia ja kansanterveysfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineTerveyskasvatusfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontologian tutkimuskeskusfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineHyvinvoinnin tutkimuksen yhteisöfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontology and Public Healthen
dc.contributor.oppiaineHealth Promotion and Health Educationen
dc.contributor.oppiaineGerontology Research Centeren
dc.contributor.oppiaineSchool of Wellbeingen
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle
dc.type.coarhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1
dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.relation.issn0091-7435
dc.relation.volume143
dc.type.versionacceptedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2021 Elsevier
dc.rights.accesslevelopenAccessfi
dc.relation.grantnumber323541
dc.relation.grantnumber693045
dc.relation.grantnumber693045
dc.relation.projectidinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/693045/EU//AGNES
dc.subject.ysoikääntyminen
dc.subject.ysoikääntyneet
dc.subject.ysotoimintakyky
dc.subject.ysoterveysosaaminen
dc.subject.ysokohorttitutkimus
dc.subject.ysoterveyden edistäminen
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jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p5056
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p2433
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p10213
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p26366
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p25606
jyx.subject.urihttp://www.yso.fi/onto/yso/p12732
dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106330
dc.relation.funderResearch Council of Finlanden
dc.relation.funderEuropean Commissionen
dc.relation.funderSuomen Akatemiafi
dc.relation.funderEuroopan komissiofi
jyx.fundingprogramAcademy Project, AoFen
jyx.fundingprogramERC European Research Council, H2020en
jyx.fundingprogramAkatemiahanke, SAfi
jyx.fundingprogramERC European Research Council, H2020fi
jyx.fundinginformationThis work was supported by the European Research Counsil (grant number 693045 to TR); the Academy of Finland (grant number 255403 to TR); Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation (JE) and The Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland (EP). Writing this article (MS) was also funded by the Academy of Finland (grant number 323541). The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture.
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