Background Children and young people constitute a core target group for health literacy
research and practice: during childhood and youth, fundamental cognitive, physical and …

Objective Improving health literacy at an early age is crucial to personal health and
development. Although health literacy in children and adolescents has gained momentum in …

Health literacy has been put forward as a potential mechanism explaining the well-
documented relationship between education and health. However, little empirical research …

Western European health systems are not keeping pace with changes in child health needs.
Non-communicable diseases are increasingly common causes of childhood illness and …

Reduced quality of life (QoL) is a known consequence of chronic disease in children, and
this association may be more evident in those who are socio‐economically disadvantaged …

Objective We sought to determine the association between low caregiver health literacy and
child emergency department (ED) use, both the number and urgency of ED visits. Methods …

Medication administration errors that take place in the home are common, especially when
liquid preparations are used and complex medication schedules with multiple medications …

Low health literacy affects nearly half of the US population. Health care professionals may
not recognize low health literacy in their patients nor understand its impact on health …

Children and young people's importance as core target population for health literacy has
been highlighted throughout the literature due to the relevance of the early life phases for …

Health literacy as a set of competencies to promote and sustain health has received
significant research attention, particularly in studies on adults. Improving health literacy at an …