People diagnosed with a mental illness are at higher risk of developing preventable chronic
diseases; thus, health literacy improvements may have great potential to impact health …

Health literacy comprises cognitive and social skills that enable people to understand health
information and maintain good health. Research examining the health literacy of people …

Aim Health literacy is one's ability to use cognitive and social skills to access, understand
and appraise health information. Despite poor health outcomes of people living with mental …

Inadequate health literacy has been associated with worse health status and more
hospitalizations. We examined the influence of personal characteristics and health literacy …

Purpose This study aims to measure associated factors of Mental Health Literacy (MHL)
among Minnesotans by using the Mental Health Literacy Scale and Andersen's Health …

BACKGROUND: Health literacy has been linked to health status in a variety of chronic
diseases. However, evidence for a relationship between health literacy and mental health …

Background: Low health literacy is generally associated with poor health outcomes;
however, health literacy has received little attention in multiple sclerosis (MS). Objective: The …

Objectives Individuals with limited health literacy often experience suboptimal health
outcomes. This study examined the frequency of limited health literacy and demographic …

Discusses the links between low health literacy and negative patient outcomes in the US in
2004 studied by the Institute of Medicine and the Agency for Healthcare Quality and …

Health literacy is multidimensional, comprising functional, communicative, and critical
thinking dimensions. Understanding health literacy is crucial for clinicians to develop …