Aims.

To determine the level of Health Literacy (SA) in the older adult population of 2 Community Rehabilitation Centers in the North of Chile

Settings and Design.

descriptive and cross-sectional study

Methods and Material.

The Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish-Speaking Adults Questionnaire (SAHLSA-50) was applied, which assesses health literacy in MA attended in 2 Community Rehabilitation Centers in the North of Chile.

Statistical analysis used.

When comparing groups that had normal variables, the Student's t test was used, for 3 or more groups the ANOVA test was used. For categorical variables, the Chi-square test was used

Results.

221 older people were interviewed. Average age 72.7 ± 5.9 years, 70.7% women. 79.5% of the elderly have adequate SA. The differences in the score of the SAHLSA-50 questionnaire were presented with the schooling of the participants, the higher the score the higher the schooling (p <0.001), and in terms of age, the subjects who were younger (><75 years) had significantly higher score (p ><0.05)

Conclusions.

The SAHLSA-50 questionnaire showed a good level of SA, however, a better SA is observed in subjects with less education and younger age.

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