Health literacy is the degree to which individuals are able to access and process basic
health information and services and thereby participate in health-related decisions. Limited …

Objectives: To review the evidence on the association between age and limited health
literacy, overall and by health literacy test, and to investigate the mediating role of cognitive …

Understanding the prevalence of disability is important for public health programs to be able
to address the needs of persons with disabilities. Beginning in 2013, to measure disability …

Background We explored the association between health literacy and self-care behaviors
among low-income patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Methods We used baseline …

Mental health literacy (MHL) is an established multifaceted concept that comprises mental
health knowledge, help-seeking, and stigma. Adequate MHL (ie, the ability to correctly …

Health literacy is often low within the general population. The Dunning–Kruger effect (DKE)
suggests that individuals may experience a cognitive bias in which they overestimate their …

We examined cross-sectional associations of health literacy (HL) with smoking and other
established health indicators among 1,467 African American adults. Data emanated from a …

Background Nearly half of US adults have difficulties with health literacy (HL), which is
defined as the ability to adequately obtain, process, and understand basic health …

Objectives People with disabilities are known to experience disparities in behavioral health
risk factors including smoking and obesity. What is unknown is how disability, race/ethnicity …

(1) Background: The health behavior (HB) of adolescents develops in the school or family
setting and plays an important role in their future health status. Health literacy (HL) has been …