Personal and organisational health literacy in the non‐specific symptom pathway for cancer: An ethnographic study

GB Black, JA Moreland, NJ Fulop… - Health …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction People being investigated for cancer face a wealth of complex information. Non‐
specific symptom pathways (NSS) were implemented in the United Kingdom in 2017 to …

Health literacy in adolescents and young adults: perspectives from Australian cancer survivors

M Lin, UM Sansom-Daly, CE Wakefield… - Journal of adolescent …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Health literacy is a critical determinant of health and an emerging public health
concern. Little is known about the health literacy of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) or …

Identification of low health and cancer literacy in oncology patients: a cross-sectional survey

A Hyatt, A Drosdowsky, T Koproski, D Milne… - Supportive Care in …, 2021 - Springer
Objective Health literacy is a significant public health concern, particularly given the
increased complexity of chronic disease health management and health system navigation …

Health Literacy in Adult Oncology: An Integrative Review.

JK Campbell - Oncology Nursing Forum, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION: Patients with cancer face high expectations for performing
health literacy activities necessary for self-management and decision making, but only 12 …

Health literacy: a missing piece of the puzzle in the cancer journey

S Krug - Oncology Nurse Advisor, 2013 - go.gale.com
With a transformation of the health care landscape underway and the focus on quality care
and improved outcomes, considering the whole complex patient rather than simply …

Importance of health literacy in oncology

K Koay, P Schofield, M Jefford - Asia‐Pacific Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Health literacy refers to one's ability to obtain, process and understand health information
and services to enable sound health decision‐making. This is an area of increasing …

The influence of health literacy on the timely diagnosis of symptomatic cancer: A systematic review

E Humphrys, J Burt, G Rubin, JD Emery… - European journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Low health literacy has been associated with poor cancer screening uptake, difficulty in
making treatment choices and reduced quality of life following a cancer diagnosis, yet it is …

[引用][C] Improving health literacy can help reduce cancer rates

S Reid - Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 2014 - search.proquest.com
Cancer is a word that strikes fear into many people yet most cancers are treatable, provided
they are caught early. Improving cancer survival rates means New Zealanders must be able …

Health literacy in communication, decision‐making and outcomes among cancer patients, their families and clinicians in India: A multicentre cross‐sectional …

R Harding, N Salins, K Sharan… - Psycho‐Oncology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Cancer patients in India prefer full information regarding diagnosis and
prognosis, but evidence suggests poor insight. This study aimed to identify the role of health …

Measuring cancer caregiver health literacy: Validation of the Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale–Cancer (HLCS‐C) in an Australian population

E Yuen, T Knight, S Dodson, J Chirgwin… - Health & social care …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Caregivers have been largely neglected in health literacy measurement. We assess the
construct validity, and internal consistency of the Health Literacy of Caregivers Scale …