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Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

BMC Public Health, 2012
BackgroundHealth literacy concerns the knowledge and competences of persons to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. Although its importance is increasingly recognised, there is no consensus about the definition of health literacy or ...
K. Sørensen, S. van den Broucke, James Fullam, G. Doyle, J. Pelikan, Z. Słońska, H. Brand   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Differences in health literacy domains among migrants and their descendants in Germany

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundHealth literacy (HL) is considered to be an important precondition for health. HL research often identifies migrants as vulnerable for low HL.
Eva-Maria Berens, Julia Klinger, Julia Klinger, Sarah Carol, Doris Schaeffer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Challenges and Opportunities: What Can We Learn from Patients Living with Chronic Musculoskeletal Conditions, Health Professionals and Carers about the Concept of Health Literacy Using Qualitative Methods of Inquiry? [PDF]

, 2013
The field of health literacy continues to evolve and concern public health researchers and yet remains a largely overlooked concept elsewhere in the healthcare system.
A Peerson, AE Volandes, AL Wroe, B Halkier, C von Wagner, Charlotte Salter, D Chinn, D Nutbeam, D Nutbeam, D Nutbeam, DW Baker, F Al Sayah, J Gazmararian, J Protheroe, JA Baker, Gazmararian, JE Jordan, Julii Brainard, Karen Spilsbury, KJ McCaffery, LA Lindquist, LD Chew, Lisa McDaid, M Deveugele, MK Paasche-Orlow, MK Paasche-Orlow, MS Wolf, ND Berkman, ND Berkman, P Easton, PJ Schulz, SA Collins, SK Smith, SL Sheridan, VA Entwistle, VA Entwistle, YK Loke, Yoon Loke, Z Kmietowicz   +37 more
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Associations of health literacy with socioeconomic position, health risk behavior, and health status: a large national population-based survey among Danish adults

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Health literacy concerns the ability of citizens to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. Data on the distribution of health literacy in general populations and how health literacy impacts health behavior and general health ...
M. Svendsen, C. K. Bak, K. Sørensen, J. Pelikan, S. Riddersholm, R. Skals, R. Mortensen, H. T. Maindal, H. Bøggild, Gitte Nielsen, C. Torp-Pedersen   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health Literacy in Portugal: Results of the Health Literacy Population Survey Project 2019–2021

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Health literacy entails the knowledge, motivation, and competencies to access, understand, appraise, and apply health information in order to make judgments and decisions in everyday life concerning health care, disease prevention, and health promotion ...
M. Arriaga, Rita Francisco, P. Nogueira, Jorge Oliveira, C. Silva, G. Câmara, Khristine Sørensen, C. Dietscher, A. Costa   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Health literacy as a mediator of the relationship between socioeconomic status and health: A cross-sectional study in a population-based sample in Florence.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundHealth literacy(HL) has recently been proposed as a potential mediator in the pathway through which socio-economic status(SES) affects health. However, empirical research investigating the contribution of HL in this relationship remains scarce.
Vieri Lastrucci, Chiara Lorini, Saverio Caini, Florence Health Literacy Research Group, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fear of COVID-19 Scale—Associations of Its Scores with Health Literacy and Health-Related Behaviors among Medical Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic causes fear, as its immediate consequences for the public have produced unprecedented challenges for the education and healthcare systems.
Hiep T Nguyen, B. N. Do, K. Pham, G. Kim, Hoa T B Dam, Trung T Nguyen, T. P. Nguyen, Yen H Nguyen, K. Sørensen, A. Pleasant, T. Duong   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The association of health literacy with adherence in older 2 adults, and its role in interventions: a systematic meta-review [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Low health literacy is a common problem among older adults. It is often suggested to be associated with poor adherence. This suggested association implies a need for effective adherence interventions in low health literate people.
A Jovic-Vranes, A Schoenthaler, A Wallace, AJ Wawrzyniak, AK Hall, Andrea F. de Winter, AS Wallace, B Geboers, B Kwan, Bas Geboers, BJ Shea, C Protogerou, C Wagner von, C Wagner von, Carel J. M. Jansen, Charlotte Salter, CT Schaefer, CV Weekes, D Nutbeam, D Schillinger, D Schillinger, DL Keller, DM Carpenter, DW Baker, DW Baker, E Dusseldorp, E Sabate, EE Scoyoc Van, ET Carbone, F Al Sayah, G Zandman-Goddard, GP Stoehr, J Chin, J Jin, J Tang, Julii S. Brainard, K Cavanaugh, K Mattishent, KM Cordasco, KW Muir, L Lewis, LA Becker, LA Lindquist, M Corry, M Paasche-Orlow, MD Murray, MJ Cohen, MP Fransen, MS Wolf, N Ratanawongsa, ND Berkman, ND Berkman, NJ Zhang, P Sarrami-Foroushani, PA Newman-Casey, PG Witte, PS Foroushani, R Mõttus, R Ostini, RL Sudore, S Ashida, S Kim, SA Reijneveld, SH Kim, Sijmen A. Reijneveld, SL Gray, SL Sheridan, T Daniels, TC Davis, TL Scott, TW Lee, V Smith, WF Gellad, YK Loke, Yoon K. Loke   +74 more
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Current status and influencing factors of digital health literacy among community-dwelling older adults in Southwest China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The rapid development of digital health has reduced the time and cost of medical treatment, bringing efficient and economical benefits. However, older adults all over the world are deficient in digital health knowledge and skills to varying ...
Siqi Liu, Hong-Mei Zhao, Jingjing Fu, Dehui Kong, Zhu Zhong, Y. Hong, Jing Tan, Yu Luo   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictors of English Health Literacy among U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: The importance of language, bilingualism and sociolinguistic environment [PDF]

, 2016
In the United States, data confirm that Spanish-speaking immigrants are particularly affected by the negative health outcomes associated with low health literacy.
Hund, Lauren, Jacobson, Holly E., Soto Mas, Francisco   +2 more
core   +3 more sources