Background Health literacy is an important health promotion concern and recently children
and adolescents have been the focus of increased academic attention. To assess the health …

Definitions and interpretations of 'health literacy'have important implications for the delivery
of health care and for health policy-related initiatives. We conducted a systematic review and …

Hintergrund: In modernen Informationsgesellschaften wird Gesundheitskompetenz (GK) als
wichtige Fähigkeit zur Gesunderhaltung und Krankheitsbewältigung erachtet. Hierfür sind …

Health literacy (HL) is a key determinant of health in a contemporary society characterized
by abundant information. Previous studies have suggested that basic or functional HL is …

The aim of this article was to explore what is known about the assumed connection between
health literacy and empowerment and how this connection is portrayed in the scientific …

Background Health literacy (HL) is defined as the knowledge and competences of people to
meet the complex demands of health in modern society. It is an important factor in ensuring …

Aim: The aim of this research is to investigate the reliability and the validity of the Turkish
form of Health Literacy Scale. Method: Research was carried out between December 2014 …

Background In today's information society, health literacy (HL) is considered important for
health maintenance and disease management. In this context, dealing with health …

Background: Public health practice has come to increasing recognition of health promotion
and the central role of knowledge, attitude, beliefs and practices in achieving health …

This chapter aims to provide an overview of health literacy definitions, how the definitional
work on health literacy has developed, and why it is important to understand the conceptual …