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The Roles of Education, Literacy, and Numeracy in Need for Health Information during the Second Half of Adulthood: A Moderated Mediation Analysis
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Yamashita, Takashi; Bardo, Anthony R.; Cummins, P. A.; Millar, Roberto J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Liu, Darren – Grantee Submission, 2019
We examine complex pathways that link health information seeking behavior with education and health literacy (decomposed into general literacy and numeracy), and how these pathways differ by perceived health status (need) among a nationally representative sample of Americans age 50 and older (n = 2,750). Data come from the Program for…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Information Seeking, Information Sources, Educational Attainment
Education, Lifelong Learning and Self-Rated Health in Later Life in the USA
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Yamashita, Takashi; Bardo, Anthony R.; Liu, Darren; Yoo, Ji Won – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: This study examined the mediating effects of lifelong learning on the association between self-rated health and educational attainment among a nationally representative sample of US residents aged 50 years and older. Setting: Socioeconomic disparities in health are a major public health concern in economically developed nations where…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Educational Attainment, Socioeconomic Influences
Numeracy and Preventive Health Care Service Utilization among Middle Aged and Older Adults in the U.S.
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Yamashita, Takashi; Bardo, Anthony R.; Millar, Roberto J.; Liu, Darren – Grantee Submission, 2018
Objectives: Determine whether a specific numeracy skill cut-point(s) reflects an empirical threshold in the context of preventive health service utilization, and identify associations between numeracy and preventive health services utilization among middle-aged and older adults in the United States. Methods: A nationally representative sample (n =…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Skills, Prevention, Health Services
Literacy, Numeracy, and Health Information Seeking among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in the U.S.
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Yamashita, Takashi; Bardo, Anthony R.; Liu, Darren; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Health literacy is often viewed as an essential skill set for successfully seeking health information to make health-related decisions. However, this general understanding has yet to be established with the use of nationally representative data. The objective of this study was to provide the first nationally representative empirical evidence that…
Descriptors: Health, Access to Information, Information Seeking, Adults