Health literacy, a more complex concept than knowledge, is a required capacity to obtain,
understand, integrate and act on health information [1], in order to enhance individual and …

Health literacy entails the knowledge, motivation, and competencies to access, understand,
appraise, and apply health information in order to make judgments and decisions in …

Abstract Background Health Literacy (HL) is the knowledge and competence to access,
understand, appraise, and apply health information for health judgment. We analyze for the …

Abstract The Portuguese Health Literacy Survey (HLS-PT) was developed and applied in
Portugal on 2014, and its core goals were to contribute to an increase in the knowledge …

Health literacy has been defined by the World Health Organization as the cognitive and
social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to …

Applied to health, literacy enhances the capacity to make the decisions that are necessary
for autonomous health management. With this position paper, we intend to defend the thesis …

Background. The aim of this study is to make a critical analysis of the different definitions of
health literacy to provide a framework of the concept. Methods. A literature search was …

Background Health literacy (HL) is the set of social and cognitive skills that determine
person's level of motivation and the ability to access, understand and use information to …

Health has always been a favourite subject for people. This phenomenon may be due to the
importance given by the individual to enjoying good health and its relationship with being …

Background Health literacy refers to personal competencies for the access to, understanding
of, appraisal of and application of health information in order to make sound decisions in …