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ObjectiveTo investigate the relationship between literacy and numeracy and their association with health task performance.MethodsOlder adults (n = 304) completed commonly used measures of literacy and numeracy. Single factor literacy and numeracy scores were calculated and used to predict performance on an established set of health self-management tasks, including: (i) responding to spoken information, (ii) comprehension of print and (iii) multimedia information, and (iv) organizing and dosing medication. Total and sub-scale scores were calculated.ResultsLiteracy and numeracy measures were highly correlated (rs = 0.68, ps
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