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Joyce, Kelly; Staples, Margaret; Beauchamp, Alison; Jessup, Rebecca; Buchbinder, Rachelle – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2020
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the health literacy profile of individuals attending a metropolitan community rehabilitation center in Victoria, Australia. Methods: 295 consecutive attendees of a community rehabilitation program between January and August 2015 were invited to complete the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), a 44-item…
Descriptors: Health, Knowledge Level, Profiles, Rehabilitation Programs
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Batterham, Philip J.; Christensen, Helen; Mackinnon, Andrew J. – Intelligence, 2009
The long-term relationship between lower intelligence and mortality risk in later life is well established, even when controlling for a range of health and sociodemographic measures. However, there is some evidence for differential effects in various domains of cognitive performance. Specifically, tests of fluid intelligence may have a stronger…
Descriptors: Intelligence, Reading Tests, Health Conditions, Mortality Rate
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Allan, Julaine; Ball, Patrick; Alston, Margaret – Rural Society, 2010
The divide between rich and poor in Australia is starkly apparent in health status statistics; the poorest Australians have the poorest health, and many live in rural Australia. However, little is known about financially deprived rural citizen's perceptions of their own health and their expectations of health care services. As a result,…
Descriptors: Health Services, Rural Population, Intervention, Health Promotion