Thursday, June 13, 2019

Challenges Developing Material to Match Health Literacy Skills | Health Literacy | CDC

Challenges Developing Material to Match Health Literacy Skills | Health Literacy | CDC





Group of Older Adults sitting in a classroom.
Understanding their situation and what motivates older adults to learn and use health information can help you develop effective health communication materials.
  1. Cognitive Challenges
    Aging results in normal changes in cognition. Three specific changes occur: reduced processing speed, greater tendency to be distracted, and reduced capacity to process and remember new information (working memory).
  2. Visual Challenges
    Many older adults have problems with vision. About 2/3 of adults with vision problems are older than 65.
  3. Hearing Challenges
    Hearing loss is common in older adults, affecting 1 in 3 people older than 60 and half of those older than 85.

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