Evidence of a social gradient in health literacy has been found in all reported national
population surveys. Health literacy is a midstream determinant of health but not a panacea …

The objective of this review was to clarify what health literacy represents. A systematic
review with qualitative syntheses was performed (CRD42017065149). Studies concerning …

Objective This review assessed whether health literacy differences exist between rural and
urban populations and whether rurality is a determinant. Methods Eight online databases …

Governments around the world have adopted national policies and programs to improve
health literacy. This paper examines progress in the development of evidence to support …

Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an
institution, science enables people to both engage in the construction of new knowledge as …

Background This study aims to review the literature regarding the barriers to sampling,
recruitment, participation, and retention of members of socioeconomically disadvantaged …

Background Health literacy may constitute a modifiable determinant of health behaviour and
affect cardiovascular disease prevention. This study investigates the associations between …

Health literacy includes a set of skills needed to make appropriate health decisions and
successfully navigate the health care system. These skills include reading, writing …

Background The nine-item depression module from the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-
9) is widely used as an open access screening instrument for depression in different health …

Despite well-documented links between low health literacy, low rates of health insurance
coverage, and poor health outcomes, there has been almost no research on the relationship …