Health literacy of older people in primary care Alfabetización en salud de personas ancianas en la atención básica Alfabetização em saúde de pessoas idosas na atenção básica

OBJECTIVE: To analyze how elderly people linked to health education groups of a primary care unit seek, understand and share information, aiming to maintain and promote health throughout life. METHODS: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted with 30 elderlies linked to three groups of health educat...

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Main Authors: Lisiane Manganelli Girardi Paskulin, Carla Cristiane Becker Kottwitz Bierhals, Daiany Borghetti Valer, Marinês Aires, Nara Veras Guimarães, Anemarie Raymundo Brocker, Laís Haase Lanziotti, Eliane Pinheiro de Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de São Paulo 2012-01-01
Series:Acta Paulista de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-21002012000800020