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 …

OBJECTIVES: To review the relationship between parent and child literacy and child health
outcomes and interventions designed to improve child health outcomes for children or …

Nos últimos anos, diferentes estudos têm demonstrado que um nível inadequado de
literacia em saúde pode ter implicações significativas nos resultados em saúde, na …

The relationship between poor literacy skills and health status is now well recognized and
better understood. Interest in this relationship has led to the emergence of the concept of …

Objective: To provide an evidence-based review of plausible causal pathways that could
best explain well-established associations between limited health literacy and health …

The recent focus on patient engagement acknowledges that patients have an important role
to play in their own health care. This includes reading, understanding and acting on health …

Poor adherence to efficacious cardiovascular-related medications has led to considerable
morbidity, mortality, and avoidable health care costs. This article provides results of a recent …

The US Department of Health and Human Services recently called for action on health
literacy. An important first step is defining the current state of the literature about …

Background There is increasing pressure to tackle the wider social determinants of health
through the implementation of appropriate interventions. However, turning these demands …

Although there are a variety of models and frameworks that describe factors that are
associated with health literacy skills, few illustrate the full pathway from development and …