Background Low health literacy often has an association with poor health outcomes such as
low levels of self-efficacy, increased mortality, poor health status and reduced quality of life …

Background: The present review focuses on identifying factors contributing to health service
utilization (HSU) among the general adult population according to Anderson's behavioral …

Background Lower health literacy is associated with poor quality of life (QOL) among
patients with chronic disease; little is known about this relationship among the general …

Low health literacy is associated with poorer health and quality of life. An open question is
whether a regional integrated healthcare system whose management strives to enable and …

Background Cardiovascular disease is the world major cause of death. There is sufficient
evidence that patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) experience poor quality of life …

Background Most evidence (not all) points in the direction that individuals with a higher level
of health literacy will less frequently utilize the health care system than individuals with lower …

Context Social determinants of health (SDH) are reportedly more important in determining a
patient's health status than the actual health care services provided. Given their role and …

Background: Health literacy can be considered as a factor affecting healthcare providers'
decision-making. The aim of this study was to investigate health literacy status and its …

Health literacy is a key factor in health outcomes that should be considered when creating
mobile health promotion apps. In this paper, we detail our work over the past 10 years in …

Background Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures can inform clinical decision making
and planning of treatment in the health care system. The aim of this study was to examine …