Health literacy and fear of cancer progression in elderly women newly diagnosed with breast cancer—A longitudinal analysis

SM Halbach, A Enders, C Kowalski, TK Pförtner… - Patient education and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective This study aims to investigate the distribution of health literacy levels and the
association of health literacy with fear of cancer progression (FoP) over the course of cancer …

Health literacy among medically underserved: the role of demographic factors, social influence, and religious beliefs

SM Christy, CK Gwede, SK Sutton… - Journal of Health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
The current study examined the sociodemographic and psychosocial variables that
predicted being at risk for low health literacy among a population of racially and ethnically …

Predictors of participant nonadherence in lung cancer screening programs: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ACL Lam, R Aggarwal, S Cheung, EL Stewart… - Lung Cancer, 2020 - Elsevier
The low nonadherence rates reported by large low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung
cancer screening trials were not necessarily replicated outside of trial conditions. This …

Demographic and psychosocial factors associated with limited health literacy in a community-based sample of older Black Americans

SN Davis, JW Wischhusen, SK Sutton… - Patient education and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Individuals with limited health literacy often experience suboptimal health
outcomes. This study examined the frequency of limited health literacy and demographic …

Health literacy: impact on quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors

ML Nilsen, J Moskovitz, L Lyu, C Harrison… - The …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Although inadequate health literacy has been shown to impact health outcomes
in other cancers, little is known about its impact in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study …

Barriers to breast cancer screening among diverse cultural groups in Melbourne, Australia

J O'Hara, C McPhee, S Dodson, A Cooper… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
This study explored the association between health literacy, barriers to breast cancer
screening, and breast screening participation for women from culturally and linguistically …

The call for a strategic framework to improve cancer literacy in Europe

K Sørensen, LE Makaroff, L Myers, P Robinson… - Archives of Public …, 2020 - Springer
Background Health literacy is increasingly being recognized as a widespread public health
challenge in Europe. This commentary explores the importance of health literacy amongst …

Limited health literacy is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease

LK Tormey, J Reich, YS Chen, A Singh… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face complex health tasks and
decisions. Limited health literacy is a risk factor for poor health outcomes, but this has not …

The relationship between general health behaviors and general health literacy levels in the Turkish population

O Aygun, S Cerim - Health Promotion International, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The purpose of our study was to determine the health literacy level of the study participants
and examine the relationship between health literacy levels and sociodemographic …

Health literacy and informed decision making regarding colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review

I Van Der Heide, E Uiters… - … European Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Making an informed decision about participation in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening may
be challenging for invitees with lower health literacy skills. The aim of this systematic review …