Health literacy and women's reproductive health: a systematic review

KA Kilfoyle, M Vitko, R O'Conor… - Journal of women's …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Background: Health literacy is thought to impact women's reproductive health, yet no
comprehensive systematic reviews have been conducted on the topic. Our objective was to …

[HTML][HTML] The importance of health literacy on clinical cancer outcomes: a scoping review

D Samoil, J Kim, C Fox… - Annals of Cancer …, 2021 - ace.amegroups.org
A scoping review was conducted to summarize what is known about the associations
between health literacy and cancer outcomes and to determine which health literacy …

[HTML][HTML] Social media use, eHealth literacy, disease knowledge, and preventive behaviors in the COVID-19 pandemic: Cross-sectional study on Chinese netizens

X Li, Q Liu - Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Since its outbreak in January 2020, COVID-19 has quickly spread worldwide
and has become a global pandemic. Social media platforms have been recognized as …

The association of health literacy with physical activity and nutritional behavior in older adults, and its social cognitive mediators

B Geboers, AF de Winter, KA Luten… - Journal of health …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Inadequate health literacy is a common problem among older adults and is associated with
poor health outcomes. Insight into the association between health literacy and health …

Cancer fatalism, literacy, and cancer information seeking in the American public

LC Kobayashi, SG Smith - Health Education & Behavior, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Information seeking is an important behavior for cancer prevention and control, but
inequalities in the communication of information about the disease persist. Conceptual …

Health literacy and coronary artery disease: a systematic review

GL de Melo Ghisi, GS da Silva Chaves… - Patient education and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Identify health literacy (HL) screening instruments available to CAD patients;
describe the prevalence of low HL; explore the predictors of low HL; and, identify the …

US political partisanship and COVID-19: Risk information seeking and prevention behaviors

WK Moon, L Atkinson, LA Kahlor, C Yun… - Health …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The global pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) poses serious health risks to
humans; yet, despite recommendations by governments and health organizations, a …

[HTML][HTML] Health literacy: cancer prevention strategies for early adults

RA Simmons, SC Cosgrove, MC Romney… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Health literacy, the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and
understand health information and services needed to make health decisions, is an …

Different measures, different outcomes? A systematic review of performance-based versus self-reported measures of health literacy and numeracy

ES Kiechle, SC Bailey, LA Hedlund, AJ Viera… - Journal of general …, 2015 - Springer
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Health literacy (HL) and numeracy are measured by one of two
methods: performance on objective tests or self-report of one's skills. Whether results from …

The relationship between health literacy, cancer prevention beliefs, and cancer prevention behaviors

SA Fleary, MK Paasche-Orlow, P Joseph… - Journal of Cancer …, 2019 - Springer
While cancer prevention behaviors have been clearly defined, many people do not engage
in these risk-reduction behaviors. Factors such as cancer prevention beliefs and limited …