Titolo L'impatto delle abilità numeriche sulla salute dell'anziano: una rassegna Periodico Giornale italiano di psicologia Anno: 2020 - Fascicolo: 2 - Pagina iniziale: 543 - Pagina finale: 566
The aim of this review is to point out the role played by numeracy for thepromotion of psychophysical and economic well-being in late adulthood. Specifically,it will be highlighted how the ability to understand and process numerical informationand to carry out calculation is crucial for the health-related (e.g., adherence therapeutictreatments) and financial-related decision making (e.g., investment schema for retiredpeople) in a lifespan phase in which usually one needs more health care assistance.Then, the tools developed for the assessment of numeracy of the Italian elders will beillustrated, and finally possible interventions to enhance numeracy in late adulthoodwill be presented.