Is Functioning of Older Adults with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Related to Health Literacy?

• Tác giả: Angelica Castilho Alonso, Vanderlei Carneiro da Silva, Karen Miyamoto Moriya, José Maria Montiel, Gisele Garcia Zanca
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 616.332 *Functional disorders
• Thông tin xuất bản: United States : Experimental aging research , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 734651
• Chủ đề: 1. Older Unemployed Older White People Older Women— Health Risk Assessment (may Subd Geog); 2. Older Unemployed Older White People Older Women— Functional Assessment (may Subd Geog)

Tóm tắt

We investigated the relationship between health literacy (HL) and functioning among older adults with and without chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). In a cross-sectional study, we assessed 121 older adults with CMP and 53 without pain using WHODAS 2.0 for functioning and the Newest Vital Sign for HL assessment. Cluster analysis identified groups based on functioning levels. A decision tree model was developed, to account for nonlinear interactions. We found a relationship of inadequate HL with lower functioning in older adults with CMP, particularly when aged over 70 and those younger but with lower education levels. Findings highlight the importance of screening HL among older adults with CMP and considering it for tailoring interventions.