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Is health literacy associated with mental health literacy? Findings from Mental Health Literacy Scale

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 2020
This study aims to measure associated factors of Mental Health Literacy (MHL) among Minnesotans by using the Mental Health Literacy Scale and Andersen's Health Behavior Model.This study utilized cross-sectional survey data with 732 participants.Participants in higher education groups showed higher MHL levels than those who have less education.
Hee Yun Lee   +4 more
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Health Literacy of Adolescents

Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 2020
The purpose of this study is to describe influencing factors of adolescent health literacy.This study is a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study. Based on an a priori power analysis and utilizing convenience sampling, 105 adolescents completed the Newest Vital Sign (NVS) health literacy instrument via the Qualtrics online platform.
Elizabeth Perry, Caldwell, Karen, Melton
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Health Literacy and Pediatric Health

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 2007
The chapters and reports in this book explore a wide variety of topics related to how health literacy can impact clinical practice and public health. While health literacy is relevant to healthcare issues across populations, it has unique implications in the field of pediatrics, where parents and other caregivers are responsible for managing their ...
H Shonna, Yin   +2 more
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Health Literacy of Caregivers

Home Healthcare Now, 2023
Caregivers have an important role in supporting the health of individuals who are dependent for cognitive or physical reasons. Health literacy levels of caregivers affect quality of care and health outcomes. The purpose of this descriptive study was to assess health literacy in the caregivers of home care patients. The participants were caregivers aged
Kolunsa?, S., Ardiç, A.
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The ABCs of Health Literacy

Family & Community Health, 2005
A significant portion of the US population has serious problems with both literacy and understanding how to effectively use and understand health-related information. An understanding of the breadth and significance of this problem and its impact on health outcomes is now clear.
Virginia S, Mika   +4 more
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Health Literacy: What Is It?

Journal of Health Communication, 2010
The concept of health literacy evolved from a history of defining, redefining, and quantifying the functional literacy needs of the adult population. Along with these changes has come the recognition that sophisticated literacy skills are increasingly needed to function in society and that low literacy may have an effect on health and health care.
Nancy D, Berkman   +2 more
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Health literacy and asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2012
The report "Healthy people" from the US Department of Health and Human Services defines health literacy (HL) as follows: "The degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions." The same report identifies asthma as a public health problem of
Christian, Rosas-Salazar   +3 more
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