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Effectiveness of a school-based health literacy intervention in improving adolescent health literacy and the intention to take health-promoting actions

Background There is a gap in theory-based interventions targeting adolescent health literacy. This study evaluated the impact of a school-based health literacy intervention on self-efficacy, health literacy awareness, situation, and intentions to take ...
Shanti Prasad Khanal, Chitra Bahadur Budhathoki, Orkan Okan, Khanal, Shanti Prasad;Budhathoki, Chitra Bahadur;Okan, Orkan, Khanal, Shanti Prasad ; Budhathoki, Chitra Bahadur ; Okan, Orkan   +4 more
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Health literacy and women's health-related behaviors in Taiwan

, 2012
[[abstract]]Extant health literacy research is unclear about the contribution of health literacy to health behaviors and is limited regarding women’s health issues.
Lee, SYD;Tsai, TI;Tsai, YW;Kuo, KN
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Methodology and validation of health literacy scale development in Taiwan

, 2010
[[abstract]]This article reports a generic methodology for developing health literacy assessment tools, consisting of 5 steps: (a) semi-structured, in-depth interviews of health care consumers; (b) consultation with health care, education, and ...
Tsai, TI;Lee, SY;Tsai, YW;Kuo, KN
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Health literacy profiles of adults with multiple chronic diseases: A cross-sectional study using the Health Literacy Questionnaire

, 2020
Health literacy is multidimensional comprising functional, communicative and critical thinking dimensions. Understanding health literacy is crucial for clinicians to develop effective health education strategies.
Dinh, Thi Thuy Ha, Bonner, Ann, Nguyen, Thi Nguyet   +2 more
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3.D. Round table: Improving equity in health: Understanding and responding to health literacy as a social determinant

Evidence of a social gradient in health literacy has been found in all reported national population surveys in Europe. This workshop will examine the explanations for this social gradient and explore ways to optimise the contribution that health literacy
Rowlands, Gill, Dietschern C., Okan, Orkan, Sykes, S., 17th European Public Health Conference, Van den Broucke, Stephan, Nutbeam, Don, Okan, Orkan;Nutbeam, Don   +7 more
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Organisational Health Literacy in Diabetes Healthcare: Protocol for a Multisite Implementation and Evaluation of OHL-Act

Diabetology
Health literacy challenges are associated with greater risk and adverse outcomes of long-term conditions such as diabetes mellitus and contribute to persistent health inequalities. In response, increasing attention has been given to Organisational Health
Maiken Meldgaard, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Liv Stubbe Østergaard, Mette Juel Rothmann, Anna Aaby   +4 more
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Implementation of organizational health literacy depending on school characteristics in Germany

BACKGROUND: Children and adolescents are important target groups for health promotion measures to sustain a healthy upbringing. Organizational health literacy in schools is a promising environmental intervention to strengthen health literacy in school ...
Krudewig, C;Kirchhoff, S;Okan, O, Kirchhoff, S, Krudewig, C, Okan, O   +3 more
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Health literacy from the perspectives of children and adolescents - a meta-ethnography

BACKGROUND: The current literature on health literacy rarely considers the views of children and adolescents. The aim of our qualitative evidence synthesis was therefore to develop a child- and adolescent-centered conceptualization of health literacy ...
Stauch, L, Wahl, A, Sommer, I, Gugglberger, L, Affengruber, L, Rojatz, D, Seidl, K, Okan, O, Sommer, I;Seidl, K;Affengruber, L;Stauch, L;Rojatz, D;Wahl, A;Gugglberger, L;Okan, O;Griebler, U, Griebler, U   +9 more
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First insights in children’s health literacy in the Netherlands–results in a sample of 8-11 year olds

BACKGROUND: There are few valid, age-appropriate tools to assess children’s HL. The German-language European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire Adapted for Children (HLS-Child-Q15-DE) is a self-report questionnaire adapted from the adult European ...
Willeboordse, M, Hahnraths, M, Heijmans, M, Rademakers, J, Rademakers, J;Hahnraths, M;Bollweg, T;Okan, O;Willeboordse, M;Heijmans, M, Bollweg, T, Okan, O   +6 more
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Role of toxic metal exposure in the association of functional limitation and cardiovascular diseases among US adults

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Background Functional limitations are common among US adults and are established predictors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, it is unclear whether exposure to toxic metals modifies the association between functional limitations and CVD risk ...
Rezaul Karim Ripon, Md Jamil Hossain, Mayra Volquez, Sujata Saunik, Srikanth Sola, Satish C. Govind, Suman Pawar, Narayana G. Prasad   +7 more
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