Background It has been about 30 years since the first health literacy instrument was
developed. This study aimed to review all existing instruments to summarize the current …

Background Health inequities arise when the public cannot access and understand health
information in an easy, accessible, and understandable way. Evidence supports that health …

Background. Despite the large number of studies assessing health literacy, little research
has been conducted with young adults. Since health literacy is related to the setting in which …

Background Health literacy (HL) has gained increasing attention in public health research.
However, until now research was mainly focused on clinical settings rather than on the …

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 …

Abstract Background The European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47) is
widely used in assessing health literacy (HL). There has been some controversy whether the …

Licit and illicit substance use is one of the major public health issues with severe negative
health consequences for individuals and society. Health literacy is essential for improving …

Günümüz dünyası, iletişim kurarken kullandığımız yazı sembolleriyle birlikte binlerce
sembolik anlatımı da kapsamaktadır. Okuryazarlık kavramı yaşam boyu öğrenim" sürekli …

Health literacy is a public health priority which refers to individual's knowledge, motivation
and competence to access, understand, appraise and apply health information to prevent …

Background: Until now, children younger than age 13 years have received little attention in
research on health literacy. Although some tools assess children's health literacy, no …