Aim: In this study, we aimed to examine the rela the disease, the risk of encountering
complication patients. Methods: A total of 264 patients (presented to the gastroenterology …

Aim: In this study, we aimed to examine the relationship of health literacy with the diagnostic
stage of the disease, the risk of encountering complications, and other prognostic variables …

Background Health literacy is a concept that refers to patients' ability to manage their
disease and the health system's ability to guarantee access to services. There is evidence …

Aims: Health literacy (HL) is a critical factor in achieving good health, as it plays a central
role in health and healthcare. Another important factor affecting health outcomes is …

Objective: Health literacy (HL) is a concept covering a range of cognitive and social skills
that comprises aspects necessary for patients to navigate in the healthcare system. Our …

Background The health literacy of hospital patients has become a very important issue,
especially in the face of emerging infectious diseases. The design of and measures used by …

Purpose: 4.5 million Americans are believed to be infected with hepatitis C in the United
States and the average lifetime cost is estimated to be about $100,000 for individual …

Currently, there are only few data on health literacy in patients with chronic gastrointestinal
diseases such as gastrointestinal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and, in …

Health literacy can be defined as the ability to read, understand and act based on the
healthcare recommendations. Today, inadequate health literacy is considered a global …

Background and Objective: Studies investigated the relationship between Health Literacy
(HL) and quality of life, medication adherence, and frequency of hospitalization. However …