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The associations of patient demographic characteristics and health information recall: the mediating role of health literacy.

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Ayotte, BJ; Allaire, JC; Bosworth, H
Published in: Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn
July 2009

We examined the mediating role of health literacy in the relationships between participant demographic characteristics and health information recall. Baseline data from two studies that focused on hypertensive adults (N = 1190; M = 62.28 years, SD = 11.98; 35.5% female; 45.9% African-American) were analyzed. The final model, which adjusted for recruitment site, indicated that financial status, race, and education were indirectly related to health information recall through health literacy. Increasing education was also directly related to better health information recall. Increasing age was not related to health literacy, but was related to poorer health information recall. The final model fit the data very well, chi(2)(3) = 0.69, p = .36, RMSEA = .000 (90% CI = .000 to .024), CFI = 1.00. The results suggest that health literacy might be one of the mechanisms underlying the relationships between participant demographic characteristics and poor health outcomes due to inaccurate recall of instructions.

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Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn

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1744-4128

Publication Date

July 2009

Volume

16

Issue

4

Start / End Page

419 / 432

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White People
  • United States
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Racial Groups
  • Models, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Recall
  • Male
 

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Ayotte, B. J., Allaire, J. C., & Bosworth, H. (2009). The associations of patient demographic characteristics and health information recall: the mediating role of health literacy. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, 16(4), 419–432. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825580902741336
Ayotte, Brian J., Jason C. Allaire, and Hayden Bosworth. “The associations of patient demographic characteristics and health information recall: the mediating role of health literacy.Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn 16, no. 4 (July 2009): 419–32. https://doi.org/10.1080/13825580902741336.
Ayotte BJ, Allaire JC, Bosworth H. The associations of patient demographic characteristics and health information recall: the mediating role of health literacy. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2009 Jul;16(4):419–32.
Ayotte, Brian J., et al. “The associations of patient demographic characteristics and health information recall: the mediating role of health literacy.Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn, vol. 16, no. 4, July 2009, pp. 419–32. Pubmed, doi:10.1080/13825580902741336.
Ayotte BJ, Allaire JC, Bosworth H. The associations of patient demographic characteristics and health information recall: the mediating role of health literacy. Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn. 2009 Jul;16(4):419–432.

Published In

Neuropsychol Dev Cogn B Aging Neuropsychol Cogn

DOI

EISSN

1744-4128

Publication Date

July 2009

Volume

16

Issue

4

Start / End Page

419 / 432

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Young Adult
  • White People
  • United States
  • Socioeconomic Factors
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Racial Groups
  • Models, Psychological
  • Middle Aged
  • Mental Recall
  • Male