In Brief: How Much Do Health Literacy and Patient Activation Contribute to Older Adults' Ability to Manage Their Health?

In Brief: How Much Do Health Literacy and Patient Activation Contribute to Older Adults' Ability to Manage Their Health?: "This study examines the independent influence of health literacy and patient activation in areas in which older adults must have skill or knowledge to manage their health and health care. These areas include Medicare decision making, health-care-related behaviors, healthy behaviors, and chronic disease self-management behaviors. "