Health literacy, social support, and care ability for caregivers of dementia patients: Structural equation modeling

Li, Yongnan; Hu, Lanying; Mao, Xin’e; Shen, Yijing; Xue, Huiping; Hou, Ping; Liu, Yongbing

doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2020.03.014

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“…Lower health literacy is associated with difficulties in seeking out healthrelated information (Agree et al, 2015), less disease-specific knowledge (Kalichman et al, 2000), reduced intentions about health prevention (Kim et al, 2019), and suboptimal adherence behaviors ( Waldrop-Valverde et al, 2018). Early studies suggest that lower health literacy may be associated with poorer knowledge of COVID-19 symptoms (Wolf et al, in press), less preparedness (Bailey et al, 2020), and non-compliance with recommended preventative behaviors (Li et al, 2020). Several studies found that neurocognition was more strongly associated with positive health-related task outcomes among individuals with lower health literacy (Chin et al, 2011;Fazeli et al, 2020), suggesting that higher health literacy may serve as a protective buffer against the adverse effects of poor neurocognition on health behaviors.…”

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How did individual differences in neurocognition and health literacy influence the initial uptake and use of health-related information about COVID-19?

Babicz

Woods

Matchanova

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

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Objective: The rapid development of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into a pandemic required people to quickly acquire, evaluate, and apply novel complex health-related information about the virus and transmission risks. This study examined the possible interplay between neurocognition and health literacy in the early uptake and use of COVID-19 public health information. Method: Data were collected between April 23 and May 21, 2020, a period during which 42 out of 50 states were under a stay-at-home order. Participants were 217 healthy adults who completed a telephone-based battery that included standard tests of neurocognition, health literacy, verbal IQ, personality, and anxiety. Participants also completed measures of COVID-19 information-seeking skills, knowledge, prevention intentions, and prevention behaviors. Results: A series of hierarchical multiple regressions with data-driven covariates showed that neurocognition (viz, episodic verbal memory and executive functions) was independently related to COVID-19 knowledge (e.g., symptoms, risks) at a medium effect size, but not to informationseeking skills, prevention intentions, or prevention behaviors. Health literacy was independently related to all measured aspects of COVID-19 health information and did not interact with neurocognition in any COVID-19 health domain. Conclusions: Individual differences in neurocognition and health literacy played independent and meaningful roles in the initial acquisition of knowledge related to COVID-19, which is a novel human health condition. Future studies might examine whether neurocognitive supports (e.g., spaced retrieval practice, elaboration) can improve COVID-19-related knowledge and health behaviors in vulnerable populations.

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confidence: 99%

How did individual differences in neurocognition and health literacy influence the initial uptake and use of health-related information about COVID-19?

Babicz

Woods

Matchanova

et al. 2021

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

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How Did Individual Differences in Neurocognition and Health Literacy Influence the Initial Uptake and Use of Health-related Information about COVID-19?

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Woods²,

Matchanova³

et al. 2020

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Objective: The rapid development of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into a pandemic required people to quickly acquire, evaluate, and apply novel complex health-related information about the virus and transmission risks. This study examined the possible interplay between neurocognition and health literacy in the early uptake and use of COVID-19 public health information. Method: Data were collected between April 23 and May 21, 2020, a period during which 42 out of 50 states were under a stay-at-home order. Participants were 217 healthy adults who completed a telephone-based battery that included standard tests of neurocognition, health literacy, verbal IQ, personality, and anxiety. Participants also completed measures of COVID-19 information-seeking skills, knowledge, prevention intentions, and prevention behaviors. Results: A series of hierarchical multiple regressions with data-driven covariates showed that neurocognition (viz, episodic verbal memory and executive functions) was independently related to COVID-19 knowledge (e.g., symptoms, risks) at a medium effect size, but not to information-seeking skills, prevention intentions, or prevention behaviors. Health literacy was independently related to all measured aspects of COVID-19 health information and did not interact with neurocognition in any COVID-19 health domain. Conclusions: Individual differences in neurocognition and health literacy played independent and meaningful roles in the initial acquisition of knowledge related to COVID-19, which is a novel human health condition. Future studies might examine whether neurocognitive supports (e.g., spaced retrieval practice, elaboration) can improve COVID-19-related knowledge and health behaviors in vulnerable populations.

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“…Social support for the CGs of CRDs has been regarded as an important intervention because support programs could improve the psychological status of CGs as well as their ability to take care of the CRDs [25][26][27]. However, data from our study indicate that participants who knew how to access consulting services still experienced serious psychological distress.…”

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Psychological Distress in Caregivers for People With Dementia: A Population-Based Analysis of A National Cross-Sectional Study

Sugawara

Yasui‐Furukori

Maruo

et al. 2021

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Background: Informal caregivers (CGs), also called family caregivers, play an important role in supporting the well-being of and providing care to older people with dementia. However, taking care of patients with dementia is often stressful and exhausting. To facilitate the sustainable provision of care to people with dementia at home, it is crucial to reduce the burden placed on CGs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychological distress experienced by CGs for care recipients with dementia (CRDs) and identify the sociodemographic factors affecting that distress.Methods: We utilized the 2013 Comprehensive Survey of the Living Conditions for CRDs and CGs. Linked data from 643 pairs of CRDs and CGs were extracted. The psychological distress experienced by CGs was measured by Kessler’s Psychological Distress scale (K6) with a cutoff point of 13. Factors predictive of psychological distress were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression analysis with the forward selection method.Results: Overall, the mean age of the CGs was 63.5 ± 11.6 years, and 5.3% (34/643) experienced serious psychological distress. Male sex of CRDs, knowing how to access consulting services, spending almost all day for nursing care, and having subjective symptoms within a few days were associated with having serious psychological distress, while older age, participating in shopping as part of the nursing, and having their own house were related to freedom from serious psychological distress.Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware of the risk factors for psychological distress in CGs and consider providing support to reduce the burden imposed by modifiable factors. Further studies are warranted to examine whether such efforts would improve the mental health of CGs for CRDs.

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Health literacy, social support, and care ability for caregivers of dementia patients: Structural equation modeling

Cited by 34 publications

References 25 publications

How did individual differences in neurocognition and health literacy influence the initial uptake and use of health-related information about COVID-19?

How did individual differences in neurocognition and health literacy influence the initial uptake and use of health-related information about COVID-19?

How Did Individual Differences in Neurocognition and Health Literacy Influence the Initial Uptake and Use of Health-related Information about COVID-19?

Psychological Distress in Caregivers for People With Dementia: A Population-Based Analysis of A National Cross-Sectional Study

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