Adherència terapèutica i alfabetització per la salut relacionada amb el risc de caigudes dels adults grans: projecte de recerca

Reverter Salvi, Carla
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Nowadays, older adults in Catalonia make up 25,33% of the population. The evidence shows that in this age range, therapeutic adherence and health literacy decreases, and the risk of falls increases among older adults. However, health literacy is considered essential to improve and increase therapeutic adherence, and the former as a protective factor against the risk of falls. Objective: To know the correlation between therapeutic adherence and health literacy in relation to the risk of falls in older adults who receive care in the Basic Health Area (ABS) of Girona 1, 2, 3 and 4. Material and methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional, observational, retrospective, quantitative and comparative study. The study sample will be chosen through non-probability convenience sampling. The study variables are socio-demographic data of older adults, therapeutic adherence, health literacy and risk of falls. The data will be obtained through the administration of adHoc questionnaire of 19 questions to determine the sociodemographic data, and tree validated tests will be used: Morisky Green Test, to study therapeutic adherence; HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire, to identify the health literacy of older adults; and the J.H. Downton scale, to estimate the risks of falls. The data analysis will be performed using the IBM SPSS 25.0 program. The results of the present research will contribute to interfere to the nursing activities, in order to improve the quality of life of older adults ​
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