Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey

Klinger J, Berens E-M, Schaeffer D (2023)
BMC Public Health 23(1): 2259.

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BACKGROUND: Scholars demand more focus on context-related factors of health literacy as the management of health information is seen as a social practice. One prominent factor is social support that is expected to be particularly relevant for persons vulnerable for low health literacy. It was shown that health literacy can differ across the life span and especially older people have been demonstrated to be vulnerable for low health literacy. Therefore, health literacy and the relation of social support on health literacy in different age groups should be investigated.; METHODS: In a German nationwide survey 2,151 adults were interviewed face-to-face. General comprehensive health literacy was measured with the HLS19-Q47 which differentiates single steps of health information management - access, understand, appraise, and apply. Social support was measured with the Oslo 3 Social Support Scale. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed for all respondents and for five age groups.; RESULTS: Health literacy is relatively low in all age groups but particularly low among old-old people (76+years). Also, the youngest adults (18-29 years) have slightly lower health literacy than middle-aged adults. On average, health literacy is higher among people with higher social support but this association varies between age groups. It tends to be quite strong among younger adults (18-45 years) and young-old persons (65-75 years) but is weak among older middle-aged (46-64 years) and old-old persons. The association also differs between steps of information management. It is stronger for accessing and applying information but there are differences in age groups as well.; CONCLUSIONS: Social support is a relevant aspect to improve individuals' health literacy and therefore should be addressed in interventions. However, it is necessary to differentiate between age groups. While both young adults and particularly old-old persons are challenged by health information management, young adults can strongly profit from social support whereas it can barely compensate the low health literacy of old-old persons. In addition, different challenges in information management steps in different age groups need to be considered when designing health literacy interventions. Thus, target group specific services and programs are needed. © 2023. The Author(s).
Erscheinungsjahr
2023
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BMC Public Health
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23
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1
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2259
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1471-2458
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Klinger J, Berens E-M, Schaeffer D. Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 2023;23(1): 2259.
Klinger, J., Berens, E. - M., & Schaeffer, D. (2023). Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health, 23(1), 2259. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17145-x
Klinger, Julia, Berens, Eva-Maria, and Schaeffer, Doris. 2023. “Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey”. BMC Public Health 23 (1): 2259.
Klinger, J., Berens, E. - M., and Schaeffer, D. (2023). Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health 23:2259.
Klinger, J., Berens, E.-M., & Schaeffer, D., 2023. Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health, 23(1): 2259.
J. Klinger, E.-M. Berens, and D. Schaeffer, “Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey”, BMC Public Health, vol. 23, 2023, : 2259.
Klinger, J., Berens, E.-M., Schaeffer, D.: Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey. BMC Public Health. 23, : 2259 (2023).
Klinger, Julia, Berens, Eva-Maria, and Schaeffer, Doris. “Health literacy and the role of social support in different age groups: results of a German cross-sectional survey”. BMC Public Health 23.1 (2023): 2259.
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