JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep
August 2016
Background: Optimizing body composition for healthy aging in the community is a significant challenge. There are a number of potential interventions available for older people to support both weight gain (for those who are underweight) and weight loss (for overweight or obese people). While the benefits of weight gain for underweight people are generally clearly defined, the value of weight loss in overweight or obese people is less clear, particularly for older people.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Health literacy is the ability to understand and interpret the meaning of health information in written, spoken or digital form and how this motivates people to embrace or disregard actions relating to health.
Objective: This article aims to describe the concept of health literacy, its importance and its applications in the general practice setting.
Discussion: Australia trails behind other western countries in practical applications of health literacy.