While socioeconomic disparities are among the most fundamental causes of health
disparities, socioeconomic status (SES) does not impact health directly. One of the potential …

Health literacy is the degree to which individuals are able to access and process basic
health information and services and thereby participate in health-related decisions. Limited …

Mental health literacy (MHL) is a construct that has arisen from the domain of health literacy
(HL) and must be understood in that context. The development of HL was initially informed …

Background Health literacy has been found to be a strong predictor of an individuals' health,
health behavior and health outcomes. Lower literacy has been linked to problems with the …

Importance Shortcomings in the education of patients at hospital discharge are associated
with higher risks for treatment failure and hospital readmission. Whether improving …

Health literacy includes a set of skills needed to make appropriate health decisions and
successfully navigate the health care system. These skills include reading, writing …

Speech technology is not appropriately explored even though modern advances in speech
technology—especially those driven by deep learning (DL) technology—offer …

Background: Approximately 80 million Americans have limited health literacy, which puts
them at greater risk for poorer access to care and poorer health outcomes. Purpose: To …

Objective: The objective of this review was to assess published literature relating to health
literacy and older adults. Method: The current review was conducted according to the …

Despite well-documented links between low health literacy, low rates of health insurance
coverage, and poor health outcomes, there has been almost no research on the relationship …