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KMID : 1023720170720030251
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Journal of Welfare for the Aged
2017 Volume.72 No. 3 p.251 ~ p.282
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The Relationship between Health Literacy and Mental Health of Older Adults: Focusing on the Moderating Effect of Social Support
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Choi Eun-Young
Yun Hye-Rim
Lee Kwang-Hyuk
Shin Hye-Ri
Park Seol-Woo
Lee Hee-Yun
Kim Young-Sun
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between health literacy and mental health, which composed of depression and self-rated mental health, and examine whether social support exerts the moderating effect on the relations among variables. Using Data from the 2016 Dementia Literacy Survey [DLS] collected by Kyung Hee University, a total of 516 older adults (aged 60~79) were included in hierarchical regression analysis. The result showed that higher levels of health literacy was significantly associated with lower levels of depression and better self-rated mental health. Social support moderated the effect of health literacy on depression: when older adults have a lower level of health literacy, those with a higher level of social support reported a lower level of depression than those with a lower level of social support. However, these attenuating effect of social support were not found in the relationship between health literacy and self-rated mental health. These findings suggest that health literacy of older adults not only affects physical health but also their mental health and that social support may play an attenuating role in the relationship.
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KEYWORD
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older adults, health literacy, mental health, social support
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