View the 2020 STD Prevention Conference hosted by the Center for Disease Control
The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) external icon indicates the following about older adults’ health literacy skills:
71% of adults older than age 60 had difficulty in using print materials
80% had difficulty using documents such as forms or charts
68% had difficulty with interpreting numbers and doing calculations
(cdc.gov, 2020)
Current evidence suggests that that use of e-health tools are critical, however, the use of e-health tools is particularly low for older patients (cdc.gov, 2020)