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Age differences in mental health literacy [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: The community's knowledge and beliefs about mental health problems, their risk factors, treatments and sources of help may vary as a function of age. METHODS: Data were taken from an epidemiological survey conducted during 2003–2004 with a
Christensen, Helen, Farrer, Louise, Griffiths, Kathleen M, Jorm, Anthony F, Leach, L. S.   +4 more
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Building health literacy system capacity: a framework for health literate systems

Health Promotion International, 2021
Summary The human and social implications of poor health literacy are substantial and wide-ranging. Health literacy represents the personal competencies and organizational structures, resources and commitment that enable people to access, understand ...
K. Sørensen, D. Levin-Zamir, T. Duong, Orkan Okan, V. Brasil, D. Nutbeam   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

COVID-19 and Cancer Patients in the Second Year of the Pandemic: Investigating Treatment Impact, Information Sources, and COVID-19-Related Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: The novel coronavirus that has triggered the present COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread globally, resulting in widespread morbidity and mortality.
Mohamed A. Ugas, Lisa Avery, Yanning Wang, Alejandro Berlin, Meredith E. Giuliani, Monika Krzyzanowska, Tina J. Papadakos, Naa Kwarley (Linda) Quartey, Diana Samoil, Janet K. Papadakos   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health literacy

BMJ, 2012
The increasing interest in health literacy is due to the universally recognized assumption that health and knowledge are crucial assets for well being, both for individuals and the community. Health literacy, is no longer a negligible health determinant.
openaire   +6 more sources

Nothing about me without me: why an EU health literacy strategy embracing the role of citizens and patients is needed

Archives of Public Health, 2019
As a multi-faceted concept, health literacy concerns the capacities of people to meet the complex demands of health in a modern society, starting with basic skills and ending with active citizenship.
Alexander Roediger, Kaisa Immonen-Charalambous, Markus Kujawa, Kristine Sørensen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Helping patient educators meet health literacy needs: End-user testing and iterative development of an innovative health literacy editing tool

PEC Innovation, 2023
Objective: The Sydney Health Literacy Lab (SHeLL) Editor is an online text-editing tool that provides real-time assessment and feedback on written health information (assesses grade reading score, complex language, passive voice).
Julie Ayre, Danielle M. Muscat, Olivia Mac, Carissa Bonner, Adam G. Dunn, Jason Dalmazzo, Dana Mouwad, Kirsten McCaffery   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing predictive models of health literacy. [PDF]

, 2009
IntroductionLow health literacy (LHL) remains a formidable barrier to improving health care quality and outcomes. Given the lack of precision of single demographic characteristics to predict health literacy, and the administrative burden and inability of
Bird, Chloe E, Culbert, Arthur, Elliott, Marc, Escarce, José J, Fremont, Allen, Gasper, Charles, Ghosh-Dastidar, Bonnie, Lurie, Nicole, Martin, Laurie T, Ruder, Teague, Sherman, Daniel   +10 more
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Health literacy in Europe: comparative results of the European health literacy survey (HLS-EU)

European Journal of Public Health, 2015
Background: Health literacy concerns the capacities of people to meet the complex demands of health in modern society. In spite of the growing attention for the concept among European health policymakers, researchers and practitioners, information about ...
K. Sørensen, J. Pelikan, Florian Röthlin, K. Ganahl, Z. Słońska, G. Doyle, James Fullam, B. Kondilis, D. Agrafiotis, E. Uiters, M. Falcón, M. Mensing, Kancho Tchamov, S. van den Broucke, H. Brand   +14 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Social Determinants, Health Literacy, and Disparities: Intersections and Controversies

Health literacy research and practice, 2021
This article synthesizes what is known about the relationship between social disadvantage and measures of health literacy (HL), and reviews the research examining whether low HL is an explanatory factor connecting social disadvantage, health outcomes ...
D. Schillinger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Role of Health Literacy in Health-Related Information-Seeking Behavior Online: Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
Background The internet has emerged as a main venue of health information delivery and health-related activities. However, few studies have examined how health literacy determines online health-related behavior.
H. Lee, S. Jin, C. Henning‐Smith, Jongwook Lee, Jaegoo Lee   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source