Older people’s health literacy on COVID-related health behaviours during the pandemic – Results from the SWEOLD 2021 study in Sweden
<b>Regardless of individual health literacy level, most older people understood and followed COVID-19 recommendations, and nearly everyone was vaccinated. The findings indicate that the information about Swedish COVID-19 recommendations and vaccination information was tailored to meet the needs of different health literacy levels.</b>
Authors
- Naima Kayser Leeoza
- Carin Lennartsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4753-8812)
- Janne Agerholm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3591-8842)
- Josefin Wångdahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4743-8259)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Stockholm University (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251357704
- Primary Topic
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Forskningsrådet om Hälsa, Arbetsliv och Välfärd