Journal of Dental Sciences, 2013 Background/purpose: Health literacy is recognized as an important determinant of health as well as a causal factor in health disparities among different population groups.
Masayuki Ueno +3 more
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Relationship between oral health literacy and oral frailty among older adults in nursing homes: a latent profile analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectivesTo identify different profiles of oral health literacy among older adults in nursing homes and to explore the relationship between these profiles and oral frailty.DesignA cross-sectional study.MethodsA convenience sample of 403 older adults ...
Yang Zhao +7 more
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Oral health literacy and its association with the valoration of dental services [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground Oral health valuation reflects how individuals perceive the importance of dental care and their willingness to invest in it. This perception can be shaped by both socioeconomic conditions and the level of oral health literacy, which influences
Antonio Lopes Beserra Neto +7 more
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Oral health literacy and oral frailty: a parallel mediation model of self-efficacy and health-related quality of life among older adult stroke patients [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the relationship between oral health literacy and oral frailty, as well as the mediating effect of oral health self-efficacy and oral health-related quality of life among older adult stroke patients patients ...
Weiwei Yang +4 more
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Relationships between oral health-related self-efficacy, oral health literacy, social support, and illness perception among patients with periodontitis: a moderated mediation model [PDF]
Acta Odontologica ScandinavicaObjective: To assess oral-health literacy and test a conceptual model of the relationships among oral health-related self-efficacy, social support, illness perception, and oral-health literacy in patients with periodontitis.
Jinfeng Li +6 more
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Oral health literacy: An approach to end oral health disparities
SRM Journal of Research in Dental Sciences, 2013 Oral health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate oral health decisions.
Amandeep Chopra +3 more
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Health literacy and oral health: the role of schoolteachers as health promoters
Health Problems of Civilization, 2021 The recognition of literacy’s relevance led the UN to declare in 2002 the “United Nations Decade for Literacy”. The UN Secretary-General's message, on September 8th, 2012, at the International Literacy Day celebrations, refers that “[l]iteracy provides ...
Luís Soares Luís +2 more
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Behavioral change and oral health literacy among elementary students after a school-based oral health education program [PDF]
Journal of Education and Health PromotionBACKGROUND: Oral health knowledge and behavior are essential in preventing dental caries among school-aged children, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where access to preventive education is limited. This study aimed to evaluate changes in
Selviawaty Sarifuddin Panna +5 more
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Oral health literacy: effectiveness of a homegrown intervention among community-dwelling older Nigerians [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground Health literacy involves the use of acquired health information in taking appropriate steps to improve health status and quality of life. It has a strong association with oral health and is a determinant of overall health.
B. O. Akinboboye +5 more
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Association Between Health Literacy, Oral Health Literacy, and Periodontal Disease. [PDF]
Int Dent JKanchana-At S, Ruengorn C, Bandhaya P.
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