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Alfabetización sanitaria y felicidad: Un estudio basado en la comunidad
Erik Angner1,2,3, Michael J Miller4, Midge N Ray2,3,5
1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Philosophy and Department of Finance, Economics, and Quantitative Methods.
Social indicators research
|January 16, 2026
Resumen
Una mayor alfabetización sanitaria está relacionada con una mayor felicidad en los adultos mayores. Esto sugiere que mejorar la alfabetización sanitaria puede mejorar el bienestar y el control personal, incluso más allá de mejores resultados de salud.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Gerontología
- Salud Pública
- Psicología de la Salud
Sus antecedentes:
- La alfabetización sanitaria es crucial para navegar por la atención médica.
- Comprender los factores que influyen en la felicidad de los adultos mayores es importante para las iniciativas de salud pública.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Explorar la relación entre la alfabetización sanitaria y la felicidad en adultos mayores que viven en la comunidad.
- Identificar los factores asociados con una menor felicidad en esta población.
Principales métodos:
- Encuesta transversal de 383 pacientes mayores de atención primaria.
- La alfabetización sanitaria se evaluó mediante la confianza en el llenado de formularios médicos.
- La felicidad se midió utilizando una Escala de Felicidad Subjetiva adaptada.
Principales resultados:
- La alfabetización sanitaria se correlacionó positivamente con la felicidad (Spearman's ρ = .261; p < .001).
- El cuartil de menor felicidad se asoció con pobreza, mala autoevaluación de la salud y menor alfabetización sanitaria (ORs que van de 2.25 a 4.16).
Conclusiones:
- La alfabetización sanitaria inadecuada puede obstaculizar la felicidad independientemente de la pobreza y el estado de salud.
- Los hallazgos respaldan la inclusión de la alfabetización sanitaria en los índices de calidad de vida.
- Un sentido de control personal puede mediar el vínculo entre la alfabetización sanitaria y la felicidad.
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