Author(s): Martins,Nidia Farias Fernandes ; Abreu,Daiane Porto Gautério ; Silva,Bárbara Tarouco da ; Semedo,Deisa Salyse dos Reis Cabral ; Pelzer,Marlene Teda ; Ienczak,Fabiana Souza
Date: 2017
Origin: Oasisbr
Subject(s): Older adult; Adherence to Medication; Health Literacy; Nursing; Health of Older Adults
ABSTRACT Objective: to characterize the national and international scientific production on the relationship of Functional Health Literacy and the adherence to the medication in older adults. Method: integrative review of literature, searching the following online databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO); Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS); Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE); and Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), in June 2016. We selected 7 articles that obeyed the inclusion criteria. Results: all articles are from the USA. The inappropriate Functional Health Literacy affects the non-adherence to medication; however, there are several strategies and interventions that can be practiced to change this relationship. Conclusion: nursing needs to explorefurther this theme, since it can exert a differentiated care for adherence to medication in older adults, considering the literacy.
