This chapter is concerned with the difference of measuring health literacy of general
population for purposes of public health as differentiated from measuring personal health …

Background Little is known regarding the capacity of US nurses to respond following a large-
scale radiation release, despite its relevance to our National Security Strategy. Purpose To …

Strengthening the health literacy (HL) skills of the healthcare users is a multicomponent
process involving the users, the healthcare professionals, the stakeholders, and the …

Definitions, by their very nature, establish a shared understanding of words and concepts
but also set parameters for inquiry and measures. Health literacy, a term that emerged in the …

In Deutschland scheint es derzeit noch so, als sei Health Literacy ein relativ neues und in
seinen Konturen noch sehr offenes Diskussionsthema, das viele Assoziationen auslöst …

Background Research within the framework of Self-Determination Theory (SDT) indicates
that patients' autonomy is to be considered a critical health care outcome in its own right …

Public health nurses (PHNs) are community residents' access points to health information
and services in Japan. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, they were challenged to …

After the Fukushima disaster, healthcare professionals were expected to function as risk
communicators to the public. The purpose of this study was to explore whether there were …

Literacy is the foundation stone for health literacy studies. Often, the term literacy is used as
a metaphor for a particular competence, as in computer literacy. The term health literacy has …

Interactive communication and the ability to consider feedback are critical for linking health
professionals and the community. Goto and colleagues developed and conducted health …