The mediating effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between health literacy and health status in Korean older adults: A short report

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 870-873

  Kim, Su Hyun ^a   Yu, Xu ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

health literacy; mental health; physical health; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTH KOREA;

AGED; AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 77956044115     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003801011     Document Type: Article

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