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The Effects of Personal Relevance of Topic and Information Type on Older Adults’ Accurate Recall of Written Medical Passages About Osteoarthritis

Morris A. Okun, PhD

G. Elizabeth Rice, PhD

Arizona State University

Objectives:This study investigated the influence of information type (based on whether the text affirmed the reader’s veridical beliefs or disconfirmed the reader’s erroneous beliefs) and self-reported osteoarthritis status on older adults’ accurate recall of written medical passages about osteoarthritis. Methods:One week after reading the passages, adults aged 65 through 80 without osteoarthritis (n= 46) and with osteoarthritis (n= 31) completed a cued recall task that focused on accurate memory of what the passage said. Results:Disconfirming informationwas less accurately recalled than affirming information. Whereas self-reported osteoarthritis status was not significantly (p> .05) related to accurate recall of affirming information, it was significantly (p< .05) related to accurate recall of disconfirming information. Discussion:Older adults with osteoarthritis were more likely than older adults without osteoarthritis to misrepresent the content of the passages as supporting their misconceptions.

Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 13, No. 3, 410-429 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/089826430101300305
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