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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.
Lauren McCormack +2 more
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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.
Lauren McCormack +2 more
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American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2008
The U.S. National Literacy Act of 1991 defines literacy as “an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak English and compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in society, to achieve one’s goals and to develop one’s knowledge and ...
Anne H. Metzger +2 more
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The U.S. National Literacy Act of 1991 defines literacy as “an individual’s ability to read, write, and speak English and compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and in society, to achieve one’s goals and to develop one’s knowledge and ...
Anne H. Metzger +2 more
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Information Literacy, Health Literacy, Health Information Literacy-What are they about?
Library Herald, 2013Presents chronological development of the concept and its seven components, along with information skill model and the standard. On this topic there are exclusive books, journals, websites, projects, reports, training materials, conferences and guides.
B K Sen, Sangeeta Narang, Archana Shukla
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Measuring health literacy – the Swedish Functional Health Literacy scale
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2014BackgroundThe benefits of health promotion efforts vary due to a complexity of reasons. One possible reason for an absence of effects is the level of functional health literacy among the individuals that participate in the interventions. Thus, valid and reliable instruments that capture these kinds of skills are needed.
Josefin Wångdahl, Lena Mårtensson
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Health Literacy as a Process: Caseworker Perspectives on HIV Health Literacy
Social Work in Public Health, 2015Health status and health literacy are interrelated. Previous research suggests that this relationship must be considered when providing services to HIV positive individuals. However, the pathways through which health literacy affects HIV remain unclear.
Bernadette Doykos +2 more
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The American Journal of Bioethics, 2007
Volandes and Paasche-Orlow (2007) cite convincing evidence that the lack of healthcare literacy leads to inequalities in healthcare access and healthcare outcomes.
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Volandes and Paasche-Orlow (2007) cite convincing evidence that the lack of healthcare literacy leads to inequalities in healthcare access and healthcare outcomes.
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Innovations in research and clinical care using patient‐generated health data
Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 2020Heather S L Jim +2 more
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