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Exploring Functional Health Literacy In Older Adults With Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Jennifer K. Fortuna
Exploring Functional Health Literacy In Older Adults With Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Jennifer K. Fortuna
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This three-paper dissertation explores functional health literacy (i.e., the ability to access, process and understand health information) in older adults with vision loss caused by age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This research builds scholarship that explores the unique patient education needs of older adults with AMD. The specific aims of this research are to: (1) explore associations between functional health literacy and severity of visual impairment; (2) determine the general readability, suitability and comprehensibility of online patient education materials (PEMs) designed for older adults with AMD; and, (3) assess the overall quality of one PEM that has been simplified based on …