Determining the relationship between health literacy level and quality of life among the elderly living in nursing homes

• Main Authors: Aidin Aryankhesal (Author), Noureddin Niknam (Author), Mahdi Hasani (Author), Nezamaddin Mengelizadeh (Author), Nahid Aghaei (Author), Zeinab Ghaedchukamei (Author), Asaad Ranaei (Author), Ehsan Allah Kalteh (Author), Beheshteh Naghdi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: The literacy level of the elderly is predictive of health behaviors, average hospitalization in health centers, and the type of verbal interaction with health service providers; as the level of literacy changes, the quality of life may also change. This study aimed to determine the relat...