Background Limited health literacy (HL) contributes to poor health outcomes and disparities,
and direct measurement is often time-intensive. Self-reported HL questions have not been …

ContextHealth literacy is a measure of patients' ability to read, comprehend, and act on
medical instructions. Poor health literacy is common among racial and ethnic minorities …

Background Low health literacy is a potential barrier to self‐management among patients
with diabetes. A variety of strategies for low health literacy have been proposed for diabetes …

Health literacy has been associated with a number of healthcare components and outcomes
in individuals with chronic illnesses, including those with diabetes. Few models have been …

Background: High levels of health literacy (HL) and self-efficacy (SE) are important steps in
managing diabetes. Previous studies have investigated the role played by the individual …

The exchange of complex health information among patients, providers, health
organizations and the public is often described as health literacy. Low levels of health …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Knowing a patient's health literacy can help clinicians and
researchers anticipate a patient's ability to understand complex health regimens and deliver …

Objective: This study assessed associations among health literacy, diabetes knowledge, self-
care, and glycemic control in a low income, predominately minority population with type 2 …

OBJECTIVE—Health literacy (HL), the capacity of individuals to access, understand, and
use health information to make informed and appropriate health-related decisions, has been …

Background Although scientific reports increasingly document the negative impact of
inadequate health literacy on health-seeking behaviors, health literacy's effect on health …