Kobayashi, LC;
Wardle, J;
Wolf, MS;
von Wagner, C;
(2016)
Health Literacy and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity During Aging, 2004-2013.
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
, 51
(4)
pp. 463-472.
10.1016/j.amepre.2016.02.034.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Health literacy (the ability to read and understand health information) may help to support sustained participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during aging; this relationship has never been examined longitudinally. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between health literacy and participation in weekly MVPA over an 8-year period among older adults. METHODS: Data were from interviews with 4,345 adults aged 52-79 years in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing from 2004/2005 to 2012/2013, analyzed in 2015. Health literacy was assessed in 2004/2005 as reading comprehension of a medicine label, defined as "low" (≤2/4 items correct); "medium" (3/4); and "high" (4/4). The outcome was maintaining weekly MVPA at all of five time points from 2004/2005 to 2012/2013. A population-weighted logistic regression model was adjusted for sociodemographic, physical health, and cognitive (memory and verbal fluency) covariates. RESULTS: Overall, 72% (3,128/4,345) of the sample had high health literacy; 18% (797/4,345) had medium health literacy; and 10% (420/4,345) had low health literacy. Of those with high health literacy, 59% (1,840/3,128) consistently reported weekly participation in MVPA, compared with 33% (138/420) of those with low health literacy (AOR=1.37, 95% CI=1.04, 1.80). Better memory was weakly positively associated with long-term MVPA (AOR=1.03, 95% CI=1.00, 1.05, per point increase out of 24), as was better verbal fluency (AOR=1.05, 95% CI=1.01, 1.09, per point increase out of 9). CONCLUSIONS: High health literacy and good cognitive function are independently associated with participation in weekly MVPA over an 8-year period during aging.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Health Literacy and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity During Aging, 2004-2013 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.amepre.2016.02.034 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2016.02.034 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © 2016 American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1495800 |
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