Definitions and measurement of health literacy in health and medicine research: a systematic review

KH Urstad, MH Andersen, MH Larsen, CR Borge… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The way health literacy is understood (conceptualised) should be closely linked
to how it is measured (operationalised). This study aimed to gain insights into how health …

Health literacy, preventive COVID 19 behaviour and adherence to chronic disease treatment during lockdown among patients registered at primary health facility in …

V Gautam, S Dileepan, N Rustagi, A Mittal… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aims Potential role of health literacy in determining adherence to COVID-
19 preventive behavior, pharmacological, and lifestyle management among diagnosed …

Health literacy and health outcomes in China's floating population: mediating effects of health service

WL Wu, LW Yu, L Wu - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background The floating population in China consists primarily of internal immigrants and
represents a typical health vulnerable group. Poor health literacy has recently become an …

Perceptions and concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccination in a military base population

SR Theis, PC Li, D Kelly, T Ocampo… - Military …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Introduction Safe and effective vaccines against severe acute respiratory syndrome-
associated coronavirus 2 are essential tools in the fight against the coronavirus disease …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal influenza vaccine awareness and factors affecting vaccination in Turkish Society

O Goktas, FE Can, B Yakar, I Ercan… - Pakistan Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: Influenza vaccine reduces the burden of seasonal influenza and related
complications. Potential vaccination barriers need to be identified to raise awareness and …

Health literacy and health outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: an explorative study

D Azkan Ture, S Bhattacharya, H Demirci… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aim This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between health literacy (HL) and chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) severity. Methods Pulmonary function test …

Health literacy measurement in general and other populations: further initiatives and lessons learned in Europe (and Beyond)

JM Pelikan, C Straßmayr… - Health literacy in clinical …, 2020 - ebooks.iospress.nl
This chapter provides an overview of health literacy measurement initiatives with a focus on
the European Health Literacy Survey (HLS-EU)–describing where measuring population …

Awareness of influenza and pneumococcal vaccines in diabetic patients

M Sözen, AP Karatoprak, Y Demirhan… - Journal of Diabetes & …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose In our study, it was aimed to evaluate the awareness of diabetic patients about
vaccination status and vaccines. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted …

[PDF][PDF] Validation of Turkish version of newest vital sign scale to assess health literacy

F Ciftci, H Demirci, HN Ciftci, G OCAKOĞLU - Bezmialem Science, 2021 - researchgate.net
Objective: The aim of the study was to check Turkish validation of the Newest Vital Sign
(NVS) scale. Methods: The participants were composed of the patients who were registered …

Acceptance of pneumococcal vaccination in older adults: A general population-based survey

J Huang, Y Bai, H Ding, B Wang, CH Ngai, K Kwok… - Vaccine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Pneumococcal infection is a leading cause of disability and death globally. The
Hong Kong Government has launched two programmes for pneumococcal vaccination-The …