Knowledge of CPR and Code Status Discussions in Traumatically Injured Older Adults: Does Health Literacy Matter?
Mokunfayo O. Fajemisin,
Ashna S. Karpe,
Stephanie Martinez Ugarte,
Gabrielle E. Hatton,
Krislynn Mueck,
Lillian S. Kao,
Martin L. Blakely,
Gina H. Khraish,
Aanand Naik,
Shreyans Sanghvi,
Jessica L. Lee,
Thaddeus J. Puzio,
Department of Surgery,
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center ,
UTHealth Houston,
Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice,
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center ,
UTHealth Houston,
Center for Translational Injury Research,
Department of Surgery,
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center ,
UTHealth Houston,
Department of Pediatric Surgery,
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,
UTHealth Houston,
School of Public Health,
Institute for Implementation Science,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,
UTHealth Houston,
Department of Emergency Medicine,
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston,
UTHealth Houston,
Joan and Stanford Alexander Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine,
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Journal of Applied Gerontology
Published online on December 30, 2025
Journal of Applied Gerontology, Ahead of Print.
Code Status Discussions (CSDs), CPR understanding, and health literacy is understudied in traumatically injured older adults. We hypothesized that traumatically injured older adults and their families would have limited understanding of CPR and code ...